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Thoughtbound PhantasmHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Murders at Karlov Manor Commander· February 9, 2024
Carte Magic Thoughtbound Phantasm

Thoughtbound Phantasm is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

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.

How it works : Thoughtbound Phantasm

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Once Thoughtbound Phantasm has attacked, removing +1/+1 counters from it won't remove it from combat.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

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