---
name: "Thirst for Knowledge"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDF"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anthony Francisco"
oracle_id: "939e6f71-185e-41f2-9d54-72cce06f1dce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-ddf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thirst for Knowledge
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

> *「何かを真に知るには、お前はそれにならねばならぬ。 そのためのコツは、その中で自分を失わぬことだ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thirst for Discovery](/printing/thirst-for-discovery-vow.md) — Instant
2. [Thirst for Meaning](/printing/thirst-for-meaning-thb.md) — Instant
3. [Thirst for Identity](/printing/thirst-for-identity-ecl.md) — Instant
4. [Tezzeret's Ambition](/printing/tezzerets-ambition-kld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Enhanced Awareness](/printing/enhanced-awareness-frf.md) — Instant
6. [Pore Over the Pages](/printing/pore-over-the-pages-ddq.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #68
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anthony Francisco
- **Total Printings:** 81 across all historical editions

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