---
name: "Perish the Thought"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ROE"
set_name: "Rise of the Eldrazi"
collector_number: "123"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Austin Hsu"
oracle_id: "8955996a-76c9-496a-9238-5fd89bcdaae4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/perish-the-thought-roe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Perish the Thought
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player shuffles that card into their library.

> *Il lui ôta une seule idée de la tête : la défiance.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thoughtseize](/printing/thoughtseize-otp.md) — Sorcery
2. [Pilfer](/printing/pilfer-dmu.md) — Sorcery
3. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ostracize](/printing/ostracize-ulg.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #123
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Austin Hsu
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`