Dampen Thought
~$0.13 low · ~$0.40 high
Blue. Instant — Arcane
Modern Masters #39 · Illustrated by Arnie Swekel
Modern Masters #39 · Illustrated by Arnie SwekelWhat is Dampen Thought worth?
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Oracle text
Target player mills four cards.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Format legality
All 2 printings of Dampen Thought
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Modern Masters mma #39· 2013common· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.24 foil | common | $0.13 | $0.38 | €0.05€0.24 foil | |
 Champions of Kamigawa chk #57· 2004uncommon· Cardmarket €0.24 · €0.42 foil | uncommon | $0.21 | $0.40 | €0.24€0.42 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2004
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #22,422 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Mill, Splice
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Modern Masters card (#39).
39
- 39Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Dampen Thought, read from the Modern Masters printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Dampen Thought. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type. Arcane is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Illustration
- By Arnie Swekel. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Modern Masters. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 39 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- MillCR 701.17
- Put cards from the top of a library into the graveyard.
- SpliceCR 702.47
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (4)
2013-06-07
You choose all targets for the spell after revealing cards you want to splice, including any targets required by the text of any of those cards. You may choose a different target for each instance of the word “target” on the resulting spell.
2013-06-07
You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time. Each individual card can be spliced only once onto any one spell.
2013-06-07
A card with a splice ability can’t be spliced onto itself because the spell is on the stack (and not in your hand) when you reveal the cards you want to splice onto it.
2013-06-07
If all of the spell’s targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.
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