Thoughtseize OTP 0020 · mythic

Thoughtseize · {B} · Sorcery · Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life. · Billy, please don't forget to add the headline before sending for publication again. —Clara
- Price
- from $6.982 printings
- Win rate
- 54.4% GIH 3,722 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · 17Lands
Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 2,025 wins in 3,722 card-in-hand instances.
3,715 distinct games · 1,403 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 16–May 27, 2024.
17Lands file dated May 30, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗
Draft data
+0.3 pp vs 54.1% average · 3,722 instances
Premier Draft · Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · average from 1,172,393 games
#171 of 347 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 3.2 on average (9,880 packs).
28 of 49 black cards · 7 of 8 black mythic cards.
2,568 matches
Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 16–May 27, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.
○ Opening hand 54.2% · 1,499 instances
● Drawn later 54.6% · 2,223 instances
In hand 54.4% · 3,722 instances
Unseen in deck 50.6% · 4,700 instances
+3.9 percentage points when drawn
Compared with black cards
Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.
Best decks for it
no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum
Black–Green BG58.8% ◌260 instancesBlue–Black UB56.6% ◌392 instancesWhite–Black WB55.4% ◌267 instancesBlack–Red BR52.9% ◌363 instancesEach tick is this card’s all-decks rate (54.4% · 3,722 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.
Usually played with
Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.
Desert's Due3,860 games with both in the deckVault Plunderer3,632 games with both in the deckDesperate Bloodseeker3,602 games with both in the deckHow to read this
Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.
At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.
Where it sits in the set
Above 51% of 347 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.
17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 16–May 27, 2024
Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.


| Finish | Found in | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nonfoil | Collector Booster · collector-sample · Play Booster | $6.98 |
| Foil | Collector Booster · collector-sample | $9.53 |
Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 259 packs (0.39%) · 4.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 75 packs (1.33%) · 14.9% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Foil in a collector-sample · Modeled · About 1 in 660 packs (0.15%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Nonfoil in a collector-sample · Modeled · About 1 in 324 packs (0.31%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 135 packs (0.74%) · 23.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
How to pull it
Official rates for the whole category, not this card.
| Booster | Slot | Per pack | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play Booster | Breaking News | 33.3333% | Breaking News rare or mythic |
| Collector Booster | Nonfoil Breaking News rare or mythic | 100% | Nonfoil Breaking News rare or mythic |
| Collector Booster | Foil special treatment rare or mythic | 100% | Foil special treatment rare or mythic |
Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ · Oct 29, 2026
Details & sources
- Legal in
- Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
- Illustration
- William Tempest, OTP 20 · Scryfall ↗
- More like this
- Breaking News · Borderless printings →
- Sources
- Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗