First printed in Dark Ascension (2012)

All 14 prints

Store Championships (SCH) #51, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #152, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #273, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #31, 2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2479, 2026
Arena Anthology 2 (AA2) #5, 2025 (digital)
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #102231, 2022 (digital)
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #351, 2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #65, 2022
Jumpstart (JMP) #185, 2020
The List (PLST) #IMA-76, 2019
Iconic Masters (IMA) #76, 2017
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM) #21, 2014
Dark Ascension (DKA) #52, 2012

Thought Scour

Instant

Target player mills two cards.
Draw a card.

In the last 30 days 0.5% of Modern decks played it (11 of 2236). Most played in Moonshadow. In the last 30 days 6.8% of Pauper decks played it (130 of 1908). Most played in Mono-Blue Terror.

Staple

Pauper staples: main deck, 9% of decks (#51)
Blue, Instants, Card draw, Cantrips
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#798)
Blue, Instants, Card draw, Cantrips

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 11 of 2236 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks

0.5%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

12 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.3

in the main deck

Win rate

62%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Moonshadow	10.5%	0%
UBR (unclassified)	1.0%	45%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Unearth	100%	90.7
Persist	100%	75.6
Abhorrent Oculus	100%	59.7
Undercity Sewers	100%	9.3
Watery Grave	100%	8.5
Fatal Push	100%	5.4
Thoughtseize	100%	4.3
Polluted Delta	100%	4.0
Archon of Cruelty	92%	39.2
Faithless Looting	92%	29.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UBR JPA93 in Modern Challenge 96	7-2 78%
UBR adrian mejuto in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	5-2 71%
UBR JPA93 in Modern Challenge 32	6-3 67%
UBR soggymeatball in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBR soggymeatball in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Moonshadow Mobeh in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBR SFDK in Modern Challenge 32	4-3 57%
UBR yunyu1234 in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBR JPA93, 26 Oct	4 main	#2 6-3
UBR JPA93, 22 Oct	4 main	#24
UBR soggymeatball, 21 Oct	3 main	#9 4-2
UBR yunyu1234, 20 Oct	4 main	#19 3-3
UBR Mazzakre, 17 Oct	4 main	#20 3-3
UBR SFDK, 14 Oct	3 main	#8 4-3
UBR soggymeatball, 14 Oct	3 main	#11 4-2
UBR JPA93, 12 Oct	4 main	#15 2-3

Pauper Other periods →

In 130 of 1908 decks (6.8%).

Share of decks

6.8%

▼ 2.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

130

130 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

24 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Blue Terror	6.6%	99%
UB (unclassified)	0.7%	15%
Dimir Terror	0.1%	100%
Grixis Fangs	0.1%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Tolarian Terror	100%	13.3
Brainstorm	100%	5.9
Counterspell	100%	3.9
Lórien Revealed	99%	3.6
Mental Note	98%	14.6
Sleep of the Dead	96%	14.7
Cryptic Serpent	96%	14.6
Ponder	96%	11.5
Deem Inferior	80%	14.7
Deep Analysis	73%	13.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Blue Terror Blom Bezemer in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	6-0 100%
Mono-Blue Terror kuldothared in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati in Pauper Challenge 16	7-1 88%
Mono-Blue Terror Tim Bunnik in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	5-1 83%
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN in Pauper Challenge 16	7-2 78%
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati in Pauper Challenge 16	7-2 78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN, 28 Oct	4 main	#17 3-3
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN, 27 Oct	4 main	#2 6-3
Mono-Blue Terror Walker735, 27 Oct	4 main	#6 4-2
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati, 27 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN, 25 Oct	4 main	#26 3-3
Mono-Blue Terror Purgatory_01, 25 Oct	4 main	#31 3-3
Mono-Blue Terror Giogab92, 25 Oct	4 main	5-0
Mono-Blue Terror GoldenHorncall, 25 Oct	4 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 5 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

5 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	1%
Emet-Selch, Unsundered	0.0%	33%
Circu, Dimir Lobotomist	0.0%	100%
Queza, Augur of Agonies	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
An Offer You Can't Refuse	100%	2.2
Rhystic Study	100%	1.6
Fierce Guardianship	100%	1.6
Force of Will	100%	1.6
Scalding Tarn	100%	1.4
Polluted Delta	100%	1.4
Misty Rainforest	100%	1.4
Mox Diamond	100%	1.2
Command Tower	100%	1.2
Chrome Mox	100%	1.1

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Vivi Ornitier Dominic, 18 Oct	1 main	#51 0-4
Circu, Dimir Lobotomist {NOBODY COOL}, 18 Oct	1 main	#12 1-2
Emet-Selch, Unsundered Joscha Bischoff, 10 Oct	1 main	#35 0-4
Vivi Ornitier Trevor Hirby, 4 Oct	1 main	#19 1-3
Queza, Augur of Agonies Erin Hirby, 4 Oct	1 main	#24 1-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 80 decks (2.5%).

Share of decks

2.5%

▲ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBG (unclassified)	6.3%	40%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBG boshfred, 11 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG Dodormeur, 7 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.