Thought Sponge
Commander 2019 (C19) #12 · Rare · Creature — Sponge
Mana cost: {3}{U}
Flash
This creature enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the greatest number of cards an opponent has drawn this turn.
When this creature dies, draw cards equal to its power.
Power/toughness 1/1 · Illustrated by Jason Kang · Released August 23, 2019
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.32 USD · €0.22 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 16, 2026: up $0.03 USD (10.3%) to $0.32 USD; low $0.29 USD, high $0.34 USD.
Printings
- Commander 2019 #12 (this printing) · Rare · 2019 · $0.32 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2019-08-23 · wotc — Thought Sponge gets its +1/+1 counters at the moment it enters the battlefield. There's not a time that it's on the battlefield before its replacement effect has applied.
- 2019-08-23 · wotc — Use Thought Sponge's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to draw for its last ability. If that number is negative, you neither draw nor discard cards.
- 2019-08-23 · wotc — Thought Sponge checks the total number of cards drawn by each opponent, not how many were drawn due to a single instruction.
- 2019-08-23 · wotc — Thought Sponge checks how many cards were drawn by opponents this turn, even opponents who have left the game. The greatest number drawn by a single opponent is how many +1/+1 counters it enters with.
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