---
name: "Thought Courier"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "5DN-38"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Stephen Tappin"
oracle_id: "06ea02f5-f296-4334-bb6f-9cb018e1e150"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thought-courier-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thought Courier
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

> *It is telling of the vedalkens' culture that they trust human couriers more than their own comrades.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #5DN-38
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Stephen Tappin
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`