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Thought Prison

Magic: The GatheringMirrodin#261

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MirrodinMRD · #261

Card type: Artifact
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.10 € · ★ 0.44 € · 0.20 $ · ★ 0.94 $
Mana value: 5
Colour: Colourless

Card text

Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may have target player reveal their hand. If you do, choose a nonland card from it and exile that card. Whenever a player casts a spell that shares a color or mana value with the exiled card, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator: Glen Angus
Card language: English
Release date: 2003-10-02

Rulings

2004-12-01

The second ability triggers only once per spell. If the spell shares both a color and a mana value with the imprinted card, Thought Prison deals 2 damage, not 4.