Thoughtseize
Sorcery
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.
"Any dream is a robust harvest. Still, I prefer the timeworn dreams, heavy with import, that haunt the obsessive mind."
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Rulings
Sep 15, 2013
The loss of life is part of the spell’s effect. It’s not an additional cost. If Thoughtseize doesn’t resolve, you won’t lose life.
Feb 1, 2014
If you target yourself with this spell, you must reveal your entire hand to the other players just as any other player would.