Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist
Creature — Human Rogue // Creature — Spirit Rogue
When this creature enters, destroy target creature you don't control that was dealt damage this turn.
Disturb 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25614
Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist enters as a 2/2 with deathtouch that replaces itself when it deals combat damage — then transforms into a 3/3 flying spirit that steals the top card of a damaged opponent's library every turn. The front face is already worth the four-mana ask; the back face is a repeating resource engine that most decks can't afford to ignore.
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 |
Commander is where Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist does its best work — three opponents mean three targets for combat damage triggers, and the Covetous Geist back face scales directly with how many people are sitting across from you. In Modern and Legacy the four-mana slot competes with too many faster, more focused threats for this to earn a main deck slot outside of niche theft builds. Pioneer is similarly crowded at four mana, and the card's value is tied to a grind it rarely gets to execute in those formats. Stick to Commander and janky theft brews elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist is firmly bulk — you're getting a two-sided engine for the price of a sleeve. Bulk rares with relevant commander utility tend to spike when a popular deck archetype spotlights them, so picking up copies now costs almost nothing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.