---
name: "Wistful Thinking"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLC"
set_name: "Planar Chaos"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Despain"
oracle_id: "a936b84c-c350-4a1f-b4a7-86316f11c67f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wistful-thinking-plc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Wistful Thinking
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player draws two cards, then discards four cards.

> *"Investigar as maravilhas do multiverso, observar mundos intocados pela espada ou pela mágica. . . é suficiente para causar o pranto pelas possibilidades negadas."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Careful Consideration](/printing/careful-consideration-tsr.md) — Instant
2. [Careful Study](/printing/careful-study-sld.md) — Sorcery
3. [Mindculling](/printing/mindculling-nph.md) — Sorcery
4. [Inspiration](/printing/inspiration-6ed.md) — Instant
5. [Catalog](/printing/catalog-8ed.md) — Instant
6. [Touch of Brilliance](/printing/touch-of-brilliance-por.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planar Chaos (PLC) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Despain
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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