Magic: The Gathering · masterpiece
Thoughtcast
Special Guests · #95 · mythic · 2023
Sorcery
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$60.45
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 95 / 165
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- mythic
- Illustrator
- Lucie Louxor
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- foil
- Promo types
- firstplacefoil · boosterfun
- Printed
- 2025-02-14
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
Also does
Strategy & play
How Thoughtcast plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Thoughtcast
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 8% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 12 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Myr Enforcer
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Seat of the Synod
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Silverbluff Bridge
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Reckoner's Bargain
in 83% of decks · 10 seen
Toxin Analysis
in 83% of decks · 10 seen
Galvanic Blast
in 83% of decks · 10 seen
Refurbished Familiar
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Vault of Whispers
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by Lucie Louxor
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{U}
Type: Sorcery
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Draw two cards.
""Exist in the moment. Ignore the world around you. Embrace the one truth of reality, that all life is motion.""
Keywords: Affinity
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (foil) | $60.45 |
| EUR (foil) | €29.18 |
| MTGO tix | 0.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Thoughtcast is real?
Thoughtcast is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Thoughtcast worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Thoughtcast is $60.45; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Thoughtcast from?
Thoughtcast is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Special Guests" in the masterpiece series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Thoughtcast?
Thoughtcast is a mythic card in the Special Guests set.
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