Thought Sponge 
Creature — Sponge1/1
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Sponge
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.
Printing details
- Set
- C19 · 12
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Jason Kang
- Released
- 2019-08-23
- Prices
- €0.20 · $0.31
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €0.19 | €0.27 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.20 | €0.27 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.08 trend €0.19 30-day avg €0.24 | low €0.20 trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.27 with Zero from €0.29 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.22 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 29, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 29, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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.
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Use 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.
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Thought Sponge checks the total number of cards drawn by each opponent, not how many were drawn due to a single instruction.
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Thought 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.