---
name: "Thirst for Knowledge"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Smallwood"
oracle_id: "939e6f71-185e-41f2-9d54-72cce06f1dce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-msh"
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.

> *"Io sono l'Osservatore. La mia specie ha imparato molto tempo fa quanto sia pericoloso interferire. Per ora, osserviamo."*

## 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:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #79
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Smallwood
- **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`