---
name: "Thoughtbind"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rob Alexander"
oracle_id: "f31bb2b4-061c-4ba6-9f91-374f40fe6b05"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thoughtbind-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or less.

> *"Enquanto o resto do mundo dos mortais guerreava, a Dama Azami e seus alunos lançavam-se aos tomos do conhecimento. Sua pesquisa rendeu mágicas críticas para a guerra".
— Observações da Guerra dos Kamis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Disdainful Stroke](/printing/disdainful-stroke-grn.md) — Instant
2. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
3. [Spell Snare](/printing/spell-snare-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Minor Misstep](/printing/minor-misstep-one.md) — Instant
5. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #96
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rob Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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