Thoughtlace
Unlimited Edition 83 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $11.22
What it does
Target spell or permanent becomes blue. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thoughtlace was released in 1993 as part of the Unlimited Edition of Magic: The Gathering, the inaugural trading card game designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Emerging from the hobby gaming boom of the early nineties, the card was part of the original set that established the game's foundational mechanics and color pie, which prioritized strategic resource management and imaginative fantasy combat.
The card features an illustration by Dan Frazier, one of the original artists whose work defined the aesthetic of the early game. Frazier’s approach often leaned into the ethereal and abstract nature of early magic, and Thoughtlace was designed to reflect the mechanical concept of color-shifting, allowing players to manipulate the game's color identity in ways that were highly experimental for the era. While it remains a niche tactical tool, it is widely appreciated today as a quintessential artifact of the game's formative period.
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