Thoughtseize
Sorcery
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.
"I know your darkest thoughts because I've thought them myself."
—Cateran overlord
Illustrated by DiTerlizzi · Secret Lair Drop (SLD)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
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Secret Lair Drop
#2705
rare
2026-10-26
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Breaking News
#70
mythic
2024-04-19
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Breaking News
#20
mythic
2024-04-19
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Secret Lair Drop
#1117
rare
2022-11-28
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Time Spiral Remastered
#334
special
2021-03-19
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Magic Online Promos
#82836
rare
2020-08-30
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Amonkhet Remastered
#127
rare
2020-08-13
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Double Masters
#344
rare
2020-08-07
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Double Masters
#109
rare
2020-08-07
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Iconic Masters
#110
rare
2017-11-17
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Amonkhet Invocations
#45
special
2017-04-28
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Theros
#107
rare
2013-09-27
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Lorwyn
#145
rare
2007-10-12
Rulings
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You lose 2 life even if the target player has no nonland cards in their hand to discard.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- Aminatou, the Fateshifter 100.0% of lists
- Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar 100.0% of lists
- Flamewar, Brash Veteran 100.0% of lists
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- Glarb, Calamity's Augur 100.0% of lists
- Goro-Goro and Satoru 100.0% of lists
- Kefka, Court Mage 100.0% of lists
- Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist 100.0% of lists
- Slimefoot and Squee 100.0% of lists
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang 100.0% of lists
- Tivit, Seller of Secrets 100.0% of lists
- Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator 100.0% of lists
- Winter, Cynical Opportunist 100.0% of lists
- Grist, the Hunger Tide 75.0% of lists
- Jace, Multiverse Architect 75.0% of lists
- Atraxa, Grand Unifier 50.0% of lists
- Terra, Magical Adept 50.0% of lists
Legacy
- Hogaak Moonshadow 100.0% of lists
- Jund 100.0% of lists
- Mono Black Midrange 100.0% of lists
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- Saga Storm 100.0% of lists
- Doomsday 94.8% of lists
- Death and Taxes (Yorion) - Black/White 87.5% of lists
- Rakdos Reanimator 84.4% of lists
- Oops! All Spells 60.0% of lists
- Sultai Tempo 56.5% of lists
- Azorius Tempo 50.2% of lists
- Cradle Control 40.0% of lists
- Other 36.7% of lists
- Boros Energy 21.8% of lists
- Cephalid Breakfast 20.0% of lists
- Stiflenought 14.3% of lists
- The EPIC Storm 10.0% of lists
- Sneak and Show 1.5% of lists
Modern
- Death's Shadow 100.0% of lists
- Esper Reanimator 100.0% of lists
- Mono-Black Midrange 100.0% of lists
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- Necrodominance 100.0% of lists
- Rakdos Midrange 99.4% of lists
- Esper Blink 98.9% of lists
- Goryo's Vengeance 98.5% of lists
- Grixis Reanimator 95.2% of lists
- Esper Midrange 69.8% of lists
- Domain Zoo 38.0% of lists
- Devoted Combo 27.1% of lists
- Other 24.6% of lists
- 4c HollowOne 3.2% of lists
- Affinity 1.2% of lists
- Boros Energy 0.6% of lists
Pioneer
- Abzan Greasefang 100.0% of lists
- Baron Helmut Zemo 100.0% of lists
- Dimir Control 100.0% of lists
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- Dimir Midrange 100.0% of lists
- Dimir Self-Bounce 100.0% of lists
- Golgari Midrange 100.0% of lists
- Orzhov Midrange 100.0% of lists
- Jund Artifact Sacrifice 55.0% of lists
- Jund Sacrifice 40.9% of lists
- Other 29.5% of lists
Vintage
- Reanimate 100.0% of lists
- Doomsday 52.9% of lists
- Esper Lurrus Control 27.5% of lists
Show 2 more Vintage archetypes
- Lurrus DRS 8.3% of lists
- Oath of Druids 3.2% of lists