Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure
Flash
Flying
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $3.99
- EDHREC rank
- #2667
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft bounces any nonland permanent at instant speed for three mana, then turns into a 3/1 flash flier that can only be blocked by creatures with flying — two roles on one card, each clean. Alela, Cunning Conqueror decks run it because the Faerie creature type and flash stapling together mean it's never a dead draw in either half.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Alela, Cunning Conqueror triggers off every noncreature spell and rewards flash creatures heavily, and Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft delivers both — Petty Theft generates a Faerie token via Alela, then the Borrower itself enters at flash speed to threaten in the air.
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor cares deeply about Faerie count and card advantage, and Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft is a flash Faerie with a built-in tempo play that keeps the battlefield clear for Tegwyll's synergies to snowball.
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall builds around Adventure cards specifically, making Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft a natural inclusion — Petty Theft is an Adventure, so it fuels Beluna's triggers before the Borrower body joins the board.
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor copies Adventures cast from exile, which means Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft can generate double the bounce effect when Gorion is online — two permanents returned for one card is exceptional value.
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist pings opponents whenever Faeries enter or deal damage, and Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft contributes a flash Faerie body that arrives on the opponent's end step to threaten both combat and an extra ping.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft earns its slot as a tempo piece in Faerie and Adventure-matters builds, where the creature type and the Adventure clause are both load-bearing. Outside tribal contexts it competes with cheaper instant-speed bounce, but the 3/1 flash flier body that follows makes the rate acceptable. In Modern and Pioneer, Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft has seen genuine competitive play as a tempo finisher in blue control and tempo shells — the evasion closes games that counterspell-heavy decks leave slightly open. Legacy gives it harder competition from free interaction, but it still sees occasional play. Vintage has enough raw power that Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft rarely makes the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.99 cheap tier
At $3.99, Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft sits in the cheap tier — accessible enough that there's no real budget barrier to running it. It's seen enough cross-format play to hold that price stably, so picking one up now rather than waiting is the straightforward call.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.