Thought Eater
~$1.19 low · ~$2.98 high
Blue. Creature — Beast
Odyssey #106 · Illustrated by Luca Zontini
Odyssey #106 · Illustrated by Luca ZontiniWhat is Thought Eater worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
Your maximum hand size is reduced by three.
2/2
The first memory it sucks out of its host is how to get rid of it.
Format legality
The only printing of Thought Eater
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Odyssey ody #106· 2001uncommon· Cardmarket €0.75 · €3.52 foil | uncommon | $1.19 | $2.98 | €0.75€3.52 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2001
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #13,788 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artist
- Luca Zontini
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Odyssey card (#106).
106
- 106Collector 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 Thought Eater, read from the Odyssey printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Thought Eater. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Beast is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Luca Zontini. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Odyssey. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 106 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Luca Zontini, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2009-10-01
If multiple effects modify your hand size, apply them in timestamp order. For example, if you are affected by Cursed Rack (an artifact that sets a player's maximum hand size to four) and then put Thought Eater onto the battlefield, your maximum hand size would be one. However, if those permanents entered in the opposite order, your maximum hand size would be four.
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