---
name: "Thinking Cap"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "257"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tony Foti"
oracle_id: "a54fb3de-0581-461e-be33-dc4f4d16a33e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thinking-cap-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thinking Cap
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Equip Detective {1}
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

> *« Mes plus grandes idées me viennent rarement lorsque j'ai froid aux oreilles. »
—Inspecteur en chef Holjo*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shuko](/printing/shuko-bok.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Honed Khopesh](/printing/honed-khopesh-akh.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Stormrider Rig](/printing/stormrider-rig-dtk.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Inventor's Goggles](/printing/inventors-goggles-kld.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Riot Gear](/printing/riot-gear-gtc.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Copper Carapace](/printing/copper-carapace-mm2.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #257
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tony Foti
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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