---
name: "Thoughtbound Phantasm"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "122"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "ca14f1b6-e8c2-4ea5-9375-5ed63f355052"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thoughtbound-phantasm-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thoughtbound Phantasm
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
As long as this creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Steelclad Spirit](/printing/steelclad-spirit-vow.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Rune-Sealed Wall](/printing/rune-sealed-wall-fdn.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
3. [Murmuring Phantasm](/printing/murmuring-phantasm-jmp.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Barrier of Bones](/printing/barrier-of-bones-grn.md) — Creature — Skeleton Wall
5. [Geist of the Lonely Vigil](/printing/geist-of-the-lonely-vigil-emn.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
6. [Fear of Surveillance](/printing/fear-of-surveillance-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #122
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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