First printed in Guilds of Ravnica (2018)
Creature — Spirit
Defender
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
As long as this creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Johann Bodin
- Watermark
- Dimir
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- You put only one +1/+1 counter on Thoughtbound Phantasm each time you surveil, no matter how many cards you looked at when you surveilled.
- Once Thoughtbound Phantasm has attacked, removing +1/+1 counters from it won't remove it from combat.
- An ability that triggers "whenever you surveil" triggers after you're done surveilling, even if you have fewer cards in your library than the number of cards you're instructed to surveil. It even triggers if you have no cards in your library.
Prices
Paper price: €0.10 / $0.22 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).