Thoughtseize

With 4 of this card and 4 Duress, the opponent's hand will be void in no time.... For me, It's fair paying 2 Life to spying and robbing hand at the same time.... great card.

forget comboing with dark ritual and extirpate... turn 1 this then surgical extraction, might cost you 4 life but the surgical is optional until you have mana or is necessary

As a Blue/White control player, it pains me (not 2 life) to rate this card a 5. That being said, since getting hit round 1 by a Dark Ritual, Thoughtseize & Extirpate (too many times to count) combo, it''s forever changed how I assemble all my decks.

...yeah this card is totally awesome... cheers with this and extirpate...

turn 1 thoughtseize plus turn 2 hymn ruins any opening hand, I don't care what format. Throw in duress and or unmask.....EVIL!!!! Plus thoughtseize just rips apart combo decks when used with extirpate.

This and Extirpate...the cards everyone loves to use and hates to get nailed by. With even a couple of each, let alone a discard deck, most opponents will run out of options very quickly...

Wow. Mono black control just got more popular.

Great card. This is going to be a 4-of for every black deck there ever will be.

this card is broken it is lik insane for most black decks and is allot beter than duress because you can get a creature out of their hand unlik duress

There is no better early disruption. Although not a staple in every black deck, this has proven itself to be exceptionally great. It loses its usefulness against agressive, fast decks, but wrecks control and combo decks. If you're playing it, the worst it should ever be is a sideboard card.

Use this card to discard a huge creature card of your choice from your own hand on your first turn. Bring that card into play with an Animate Dead on your second turn. If your opponent isn't crying at this point, its because they've given up

DELICIOUS!

4 Thoughtsieze + 4 Extirpate = Cripple any deck.

Def worth it.

Wow... more fuel for discard. Distress, Stupor, Funeral Charm, Hippys, what else are they gonna do for type 2 discard? Bring hymn back? lol

Very good card, but the price seems way too expensive. 4 of these and 4 of Duress are just darn too good.
I rate 5 because its one mana + 2 life for any nonland card. I don't feel the 2 life or it being a sorcery a drawback. It being one mana itself for a awesome ablilty is all that matters.

Duress just got upgraded. Bravo to Magic design team on this one!

Solid card. They just had to make it rare.

this card is amazing and is going to be a staple in every format

I know this card is epic, which can force the opponent to discard any nonland card by paying 2 life, but I rather use Duress or something like that than buy this card....

This is a very good card, but a little over-priced, I think. If you are looking for some cheaper alternatives, check out Blackmail, Duress, and Ostracize. They are a fraction of the cost and just as good in a lot of situations.

Are you kidding? "Encroach" just can take nonbasic land card!!! This card can take a non-land card!!! That's the same for you???? Oh brother.....

definitely a staple. especially important in b/w tokens, since a platinum angel is a win against them. however, the 2 life isn't trivial, and not being able to discard lands means you can't grab one of their only lands...

Besides being a great card, you gotta just love the art work. PLEASE Troll and Toad, get some foil versions in stock.

I think its a touch overhyped - like Tarmogoyf and Garruk.
Still, it can nail creatures, which is worth two life - even in extended. Duress is not as good, even in vintage where you will see a lot less creatures its worth two life for those few creatures you do see - two life is hardly going to make a difference. If you play duress in Type 1/1.5 or Extended why not play 4 of each?
Really, I think its worth least right now where most of the decks are resilient to having to discard a card, and the only real combos out there are heavily protected with counters. If only it were an instant - there would be no contest amongst similar spells.

Hype has been fueling this card's price. It is amazing in standard, but in vintage and extended where duress still is playable, this is inferior to it. People will take note of its usefulness in early game only, and the card's price should drop. Good, but overhyped. Go and buy duress instead.

This is a good, but EXTREMELY over-rated card.

its awesome but not better than encroach

Ill sell mine. hope i dont run into is a states