Thoughtlace
Instant
Target spell or permanent becomes blue. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Summer Magic / Edgar
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24799
Thoughtlace changes a target card's color to blue — a one-mana instant that does almost nothing meaningful in any competitive context. The only reason it sees any discussion at all is niche color-dependent interactions, like blanking protection abilities or feeding specific payoffs such as Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker in theoretical combo shells, but those edge cases don't justify a roster slot in a real deck.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Thoughtlace is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, it occasionally surfaces in highly specific builds that care about changing a permanent's color — think protection-hate or color-matters synergies — but even there it competes against strictly better options. Legacy and Vintage have no shell that wants a one-mana 'target becomes blue' effect when those formats are decided by far more efficient threats and interaction. Thoughtlace is a collectible curiosity, not a competitive card in any format where it's legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerNorrittThoughtlace
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite tapped creature tokens with haste
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Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerNorrittThoughtlaceTo Arms!
Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite tapped creature tokens with haste
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Thoughtlace is inconsistent given its age and low demand, but copies surface regularly in the $1–$5 range as a vintage collectible rather than a sought-after card. Unless you're chasing a specific color-change interaction in a Commander build, there's no functional reason to acquire Thoughtlace at any price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.