Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor: Artifact Creature - Construct, Foundations Commander. Affinity for artifacts Flying When this creature enters, draw two cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{U}
- Mana value
- 7
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Construct
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 80
- Artist
- Martina Pilcerova
- Keywords
- Flying, Affinity
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About Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue artifact creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 80 in that set, with art by Martina Pilcerova. It costs {6}{U} (six generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Modern Horizons 2 (2021) to Edge of Eternities Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
It roams the skies over the Quicksilver Sea, alert for any hint of aberrant thought.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Thought Monitor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #79 | Rare | 2025 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #373 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #121 | Rare | 2024 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #98 | Rare | 2022 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #261 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #341 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #71 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #71s | Rare | 2021 |
Similar cards
Other artifact creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.