Thoughtcast
March of the Machine Commander 242 • common
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Collector number
- 242
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $3.33
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.
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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Where it came from
Thoughtcast was originally introduced in the 2003 Mirrodin expansion, an artifact-heavy set that centered on the metallic plane of the same name. Designed as a blue sorcery, the card was intended to reward artifact-focused strategies with efficient card draw, rapidly becoming a staple in competitive formats like Affinity due to its ability to cost as little as a single blue mana. The artwork by Adam Rex captures the essence of a vedalken psychic tapping into a network of knowledge, reflecting the set's technological and intellectual themes.
This specific printing appears in the March of the Machine Commander set, released in 2023. As part of a supplemental product line designed to expand the Commander format, this version retains the original function and aesthetic while serving as a reprint that brings a classic utility card to a wider audience. The inclusion of such foundational cards in modern preconstructed decks acknowledges the enduring strategic value of the card while maintaining its identity as a quintessential piece of blue utility within the wider game canon.
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