Auntie's Snitch
Creature — Goblin Rogue
This creature can't block.
Prowl 
(You may cast this for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Goblin or Rogue.)
Whenever a Goblin or Rogue you control deals combat damage to a player, if this card is in your graveyard, you may return this card to your hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #21370
Auntie's Snitch is a 3/1 that returns itself from your graveyard to your hand whenever you attack with a Goblin or Rogue — a built-in recursion engine that laughs at removal. The catch is that it can't block, which matters far less in the aggressive tribal shells where it belongs.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Auntie's Snitch slots naturally into Goblin and Rogue tribal decks where repeated attacks are the gameplan anyway, making the recursion condition nearly free. The card's value scales with how many Goblins or Rogues you're swinging with per turn — in a Krenko, Mob Boss or Rogues-matter build it can come back every single combat. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but Goblin tribal has more powerful options and the 3/1 body doesn't justify a slot in any competitive list. Modern Goblins similarly has no interest — the format's tribal payoffs run leaner and faster than a three-mana 3/1 that can't block.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Auntie's Snitch is pure bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in trade or a cheap singles order. That price is stable because demand is narrow, but in the right tribal Commander deck it overperforms its cost by a wide margin.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.