---
name: "Second Thoughts"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "EMA"
set_name: "Eternal Masters"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ray Lago"
oracle_id: "41bfef9f-6eb7-49c7-9b90-ff9f385ba670"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/second-thoughts-ema"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Second Thoughts
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target attacking creature.
Draw a card.

> *It suddenly dawned on Jorin that farming was quite a noble profession.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Not on My Watch](/printing/not-on-my-watch-mkm.md) — Instant
2. [Bright Reprisal](/printing/bright-reprisal-gnt.md) — Instant
3. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant
4. [Excise](/printing/excise-pcy.md) — Instant
5. [Soul Nova](/printing/soul-nova-mrd.md) — Instant
6. [Resounding Silence](/printing/resounding-silence-ala.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eternal Masters (EMA) #27
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ray Lago
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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