Thoughtseize
Lorwyn 145 • rare
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Collector number
- 145
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Market price
- $16.04
What it does
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.
"Any dream is a robust harvest. Still, I prefer the timeworn dreams, heavy with import, that haunt the obsessive mind."
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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Where it came from
Thoughtseize was originally released in the 2007 Magic: The Gathering set Lorwyn, designed by Aaron Forsythe and the Wizards of the Coast development team. Conceived as a powerful disruption tool for black decks, the card was intended to allow players to proactively interact with their opponent’s strategy by removing a key threat from their hand. Its design reflects the set's focus on tribal synergies and high-impact spells that shifted the competitive landscape of the time.
The iconic illustration for the original printing was created by Aleksi Briclot. Briclot utilized a dark, visceral aesthetic to capture the psychological intrusion suggested by the card's name and function, depicting a figure forcibly extracting a memory or thought. Upon its debut, the card was immediately recognized by players for its efficiency and strength, becoming a cornerstone of competitive play across multiple formats, from Standard to Eternal, where it remains a benchmark for discard-based disruption.
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