Thought Vessel

Artifact

You have no maximum hand size.

{T}: Add {C}.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

SufferFromEDHD on Toskiing through the forest!

1 day ago

Thought Vessel not quite Mana Crypt but it gets the job done

Maze of Ith fixed by Yavimaya and offers defense to the going wide strategy

Dryad Arbor: +1

Green Sun's Zenith: +1

Natural OrderGC: ...

DemonDragonJ on All Creatures Great and Small

4 weeks ago

I have replaced Parallel Lives and Thought Vessel with Bloom Tender and Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.60 to 3.58, since I believe that the creatures are a better match for this deck, and two cards that increase the number of tokens that this deck generates are more than sufficient, for its purposes.

DemonDragonJ on Don't Blink, or You'll Miss It!

1 month ago

I have replaced Decanter of Endless Water and Thought Vessel with Bloom Tender and Faeburrow Elder, because the creatures are better suited for this deck; while those creatures may not possess abilities that trigger when they enter the battlefield, this deck contains numerous other cards that synergize with creatures, such as Aura Shards, Eladamri, Korvecdal, or Chulane, himself, so I am very pleased with this decision.

DemonDragonJ on All Creatures Great and Small

2 months ago

I have replaced Chromatic Lantern, Commander's Sphere, and Decanter of Endless Water with Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, Enduring Vitality, and Faeburrow Elder, because, as great as those artifacts are, this deck has a strong focus on creatures, so I believe that those creatures shall better suit the theme of this deck.

Now, I need to decide whether or not I shall replace Arcane Signet and Thought Vessel with Steward of Valeron and Zhur-Taa Druid?

Kersa on Time to die, mutie.

3 months ago

you could probably put a Vesuva in, and replace tainted wood and temple of malady with Path of Ancestry and Reflecting Pool

vensers journal is really expensive for infinite handsize and your draw doesnt seem that great to benefit from the healing maybe use Reliquary Tower or Thought Vessel instead, or if you just want infinite hand size a Spellbook works too

Kazierts on Which is More Important: Total …

3 months ago

DemonDragonJ, again the reason is context. You do not get all of that for a mere 2 mana. Let's dissect each of those upsides.

• You have no maximum hand size - Genuinely good, no complaints here. However, this by itself a good card doesn't make. Graceful Adept is a card that's not even close to being a staple even though it has the same effect. This is because nobody puts a card in their deck exclusively because it just gives them no maximum hand size (Reliquary Tower is a very different case). This effect is more relevant when attached to something else. Examples being Proft's Eidetic Memory, Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip, The Magic Mirror and, most notably Thought Vessel. Notice something? None are creatures and provide more immediate and impactful effects.

• At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly thirteen cards in your hand, you win the game. - This is honestly because Innistrad haha 13 funny. It's an extremely clunky alternative win condition. Just because something has you win the game written on it doesn't mean it's good. Example (focusing on cards that can go on any {U} deck) being Luck Bobblehead. Alternative win conditios are always attached to something, which is why Coalition Victory is banned since that alternative wincon is actually pretty easy to achieve. Thassa's Oracle is also another very good example. It's really easy to mill your entire deck, which literally makes Thoracle a {U}{U} you win button.

• {3}{U}: Draw a card - Although good, let's think a little bit about costs. Triskaidekaphile costs {1}{U} to cast and {3}{U} to activate, meaning you have to pay a total of {4}{U}{U} for 1 single card, {7}{U}{U}{U} for two cards and so on. Hey, guess how much mana are 7 cards worth. The answer is Overflowing Insight (7 cards for 7 mana) meaning the rate mana-to-card isn't that good. You might argue that paying that much mana in a single go is too much, and that would be correct. Still, for a measly {3}{U}, Wizard Class gives you no maximum hand size, draws two cards, is more resilient to removal and the +1/+1 counters can actually be a decent win condition.

Long story short, the {1}{U} cost deceptive. There's way more involved than just paying two mana. However, I'll admit that Triskaidekaphile isn't necessarily bad. I just think it's bait. There are so many cards that either look incredible by themselves or look like they should be amazing in certain decks, but when you actually play with them they're just ok.

There's a lot more that could be said, but the main thing is a lot of cards need context to be properly evaluated. Siege Rhino was a absurd monster when it first released. Years later, now it's just ok.

Apoptosis on All my life

4 months ago

Cut the following: Ashes to Ashes Athreos, God of Passage Basilisk Collar Blood Baron of Vizkopa Divinity of Pride Drana's Emissary Fiendslayer Paladin Killing Wave Merciless Eviction Pontiff of Blight Silverblade Paladin Soldier of the Pantheon Sorin, Solemn Visitor Terashi's Grasp Thought Vessel Wingmate Roc

multimedia on Brew my deck for me

4 months ago

Consider High Tide for ramp and/or with spells that can untap your Islands Turnabout, Frantic Search, Snap? Just Tide + Turnabout + you control 4 Islands could give you 10 mana turn 4. Mystic Sanctuary is a fantasic land that's an Island. Castle Vantress isn't an Island, but it's a good land for instant repeatable scry.

Consider Thought Vessel and/or Decanter of Endless Water? Mana rocks for ramp that can also potentially give you no max hand size before you control Nezahal. Reliquary Tower is a land for no max hand size.

Consider Forensic Researcher, Kelpie Guide, etc.? They can untap a land or a land that can make more than 1 mana Arid Archway, Guildless Commons even the same turn the land ETB. They can also untap a mana rock or even better a mana rock that can make more than 1 mana Sol Ring, Worn Powerstone, Palladium Myr, Thran Dynamo, Hedron Archive, Gilded Lotus, etc. They can also untap Nezahal to be a blocker.

A spell advantage blue has are instants that let you look at top X cards of your library and put one or more of any of them into our hand (any card(s) into hand is the advantage). Consider Impulse, Memory Deluge, Dig Through Time, Supreme Will, Thassa's Intervention, etc.? When you're casting instants on opponents' turns then Wavebreak Hippocamp is repeatable card draw. Being a 3 drop you can more safely play it and leave up mana for instant opponent interaction.