Thought Lash

Alliances (ALL) #39 · Rare · Enchantment

Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}

Cumulative upkeep—Exile the top card of your library. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When a player doesn't pay this enchantment's cumulative upkeep, that player exiles all cards from their library.
Exile the top card of your library: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

Illustrated by Mark Tedin · Released June 10, 1996 · On the Reserved List

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.30 USD (2.4%) to $12.56 USD; low $12.23 USD, high $12.61 USD.

Printings

  1. Masters Edition II #70 (ME2) · Rare · 2008
  2. Alliances #39 (this printing) · Rare · 1996 · $12.56 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2004-10-04 · wotc — If you don’t pay Thought Lash’s cumulative upkeep, you’ll sacrifice Thought Lash as normal, then, when its triggered ability resolves, you’ll exile all cards in your library.
  2. 2008-10-01 · wotc — If your library has no cards in it, you can’t activate the last ability.

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