Magic: The Gathering

Thoughtcast

Foundations Jumpstart 374 • common

Set: Foundations Jumpstart
Collector number: 374
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 4 generic mana blue mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Blue
Artist: Greg Hildebrandt
Market price: $1.99

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Market

What it's worth

$1.99market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$1.63 – $2.51 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is a notable inclusion in the Foundations Jumpstart set, serving as a reliable utility piece for players focusing on artifact-heavy strategies. By lowering its own casting cost based on the number of artifacts you control, it rewards decks built around gathering mechanical components to fuel their card advantage.

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Card face

What it does

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast for each artifact you control.)

Draw two cards.

Vedalken eyes don't see the beauty in things. They see only what those things can teach.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Thoughtcast originated in the Mirrodin set for Magic: The Gathering in 2003, designed as a powerful card draw engine for artifact-centric decks. It reflects the set's mechanical focus on the artifact plane, utilizing affinity for artifacts to drastically reduce its casting cost. The design captured the flavor of Vedalken artifice, where mages link their consciousness to their mechanical creations to process vast amounts of information.

This specific printing appears in the Foundations Jumpstart set, which serves as an entry point for new players to learn the game's mechanics. The art direction for this reprint maintains the thematic continuity of the original, emphasizing the cerebral and technological aesthetic of the blue mana identity. It remains a staple in various formats, valued by players for its efficiency and historical significance in artifact-based strategies.

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About

About Thoughtcast

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