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Tormented Thoughts

{2}{B}

Sorcery

ORIMagic Origins#122uncommon
Foil

"Not all nightmares can be escaped by waking." —Ashiok

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1422
Illustrator
Allen Williams
Found in
Magic Origins MTGO Redemption · Magic Origins MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2CombosIn 1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Target player discards a number of cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

Plays as: Opponent Discard

Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+13.0%
$0.26
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.15
$0.07 low-$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 2 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Jun 22, 2015 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrifice to stop you from casting this spell.

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast Tormented Thoughts. You can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    The targeted player will discard a number of cards equal to the power of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.