---
name: "Thoughts of Ruin"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "bb9e1d12-ebcc-4a8a-baef-9f69638a51cd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thoughts-of-ruin-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thoughts of Ruin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player sacrifices a land of their choice for each card in your hand.

> *« Dans notre guerre contre les kami, nous annihilons ce qui est nôtre. Souffrent-ils aussi de la ruine dans leur monde caché ? »
—Journal d'Azusa*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Global Ruin](/printing/global-ruin-inv.md) — Sorcery
2. [Tremble](/printing/tremble-ody.md) — Sorcery
3. [Destructive Force](/printing/destructive-force-m11.md) — Sorcery
4. [Rite of Ruin](/printing/rite-of-ruin-avr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Tectonic Break](/printing/tectonic-break-mmq.md) — Sorcery
6. [Crack the Earth](/printing/crack-the-earth-bok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #118
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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