Magic: The Gathering

Thoughtseize

Breaking News 70 • mythic

Set: Breaking News
Collector number: 70
Rarity: Mythic
Mana cost: black mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black
Artist: William Tempest
Finish: Foil

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What it's worth

$63.08market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$59.98 – $63.23 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card stands out as a mythic rarity within the collection, marking it as a highly sought-after piece for players. Its inclusion in this specific set highlights its enduring relevance in strategic gameplay, where its ability to interact with an opponent's hand remains a defining feature.

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Card face

What it does

Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.

"He Thought Twice, but That Thought Also Escaped," Witness Reports

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Thoughtseize was originally released in the 2007 set Lorwyn as a powerful black discard spell. It quickly became a staple in competitive Magic: The Gathering formats due to its unique combination of low cost, versatility, and information gathering, eventually becoming an iconic card in the history of the game.

The Breaking News variant, featured in the 2024 set Outlaws of Thunder Junction, reinterprets the card's classic artwork through a stylized, vintage newspaper aesthetic. This design shift was part of a larger subset of cards that utilized a gritty, noir-inspired visual language to fit the Western theme of the expansion, drawing inspiration from sensationalist broadsheets of the frontier era.

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Other printings

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About

About Thoughtseize

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