Thoughtseize

{B} · Sorcery

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

Rulings (1)

Aug 7, 2020 · You lose 2 life even if the target player has no nonland cards in their hand to discard.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=432 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Grixis Frog	Modern	100%	2–4×	137
Doomsday	Legacy	100%	2–4×	56
Grixis Reanimator	Legacy	100%	2–4×	56
Necrodominance	Modern	100%	4×	56
Dimir Delver	Legacy	100%	2–4×	52
Dimir Midrange	Legacy	100%	3–4×	34
Golgari Landfall	Legacy	100%	4×	21
Golgari Scam	Modern	100%	2–4×	20

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots

$6.22

Jun 13, 2026 · $6.22Jun 14, 2026 · $6.22

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com