---
name: "Thoughtcast"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Affinity"]
set: "DDF"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "cce9bbff-82dc-4b2f-addd-d6715588de20"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thoughtcast-ddf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thoughtcast
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Affinity

## Oracle Text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Draw two cards.

> *Vedalkenaugen erkennen nicht die Schönheit in den Dingen. Sie sehen nur, was sie aus diesen Dingen lernen können.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Voyage Home](/printing/voyage-home-dft.md) — Sorcery
2. [Blinkmoth Infusion](/printing/blinkmoth-infusion-5dn.md) — Instant
3. [Reality Heist](/printing/reality-heist-neo.md) — Instant
4. [Into Thin Air](/printing/into-thin-air-5dn.md) — Instant
5. [Assert Authority](/printing/assert-authority-mrd.md) — Instant
6. [Memnarchitect](/printing/memnarchitect-unk.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #71
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 63 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`