Thought Sponge
3Creature — Sponge
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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.
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.23 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.49 | — |
| Cardmarket | €0.27 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.20 | — |
| TCGplayer | $0.31 | — |
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€0.20CardTrader market
199 offers · from €0.20 · avg €0.69 · max €9.15
Played: 4 · Near Mint: 127 · Slightly Played: 58 · Moderately Played: 10
Rulings (4)
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.
08/23/2019Use 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.
08/23/2019Thought Sponge checks the total number of cards drawn by each opponent, not how many were drawn due to a single instruction.
08/23/2019Thought 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.
08/23/2019Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |