Thoughtcast
Reprinted in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Thoughtcast: Sorcery, Foundations Commander. Affinity for artifacts. Draw two cards. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 81
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Commander rank
- 942 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Affinity
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About Thoughtcast
Thoughtcast is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue sorcery from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 81 in that set, with art by Greg Hildebrandt. It costs {4}{U} (four generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Mirrodin (2003) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Draw two cards.
Vedalken eyes don't see the beauty in things. They see only what those things can teach.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.36 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Thoughtcast by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Thoughtcast
Thoughtcast has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #444 | Common | 2026 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #85 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #95 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #374 | Common | 2024 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #242 | Common | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #99 | Common | 2022 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #99 | Common | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #MM2-64 | Common | 2019 |
| Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #64 | Common | 2015 |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #71 | Common | 2010 |
| World Championship Decks 2004 (WC04) #ap54 | Common | 2004 |
| World Championship Decks 2004 (WC04) #mb54 | Common | 2004 |
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
More cards from Star Trek Commander
In these precons
Thoughtcast is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
Mentioned in these guides
These guides mention Thoughtcast.