MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #20

Thoughtseize

otp·#20·mythic·showcase

Illus. William Tempest

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '24

2 yr ago

Value

$6.13+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $6.34 · low $5.78

NM$6.13

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.66–$6.47modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.21low $5.17range 39.5%n 95

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,377 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$6.13

Gameplay

Sorcery

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

Billy, please don't forget to add the headline before sending for publication again. —Clara

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2020-08-07wotc

You lose 2 life even if the target player has no nonland cards in their hand to discard.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.13. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $5.17 and $7.21 across 95 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTP — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #20 of *Breaking News*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2024 Breaking News release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,377 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by William Tempest. Rarix catalogs 26 other cards credited to this artist.