Thoughtweft Gambit
Instant
Tap all creatures your opponents control and untap all creatures you control.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #21751
Thoughtweft Gambit taps all creatures your opponents control and untaps all of yours — a full combat reset on a single instant. The five-mana cost is steep, but Kitsa, Otterball Elite and similar token commanders can turn that tap-all into a lethal alpha strike on the same turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Thoughtweft Gambit sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — five mana for a tap/untap effect is too slow when those formats end the game on turns two through four. Commander is where it lives: one-shot wins in go-wide token decks, surprise blocks that invalidate an opponent's attack, or pseudo-vigilance for a board that just swung out. The tribal Kithkin rider is flavor text in most pods, but it is occasionally relevant in dedicated Kithkin builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kitsa, Otterball EliteThoughtweft Gambit
Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Elite ArcanistThoughtweft Gambit
Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Thoughtweft Gambit is firmly bulk — you're paying for the effect, not scarcity. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile token commander pushes it into the spotlight.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.