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Impulsive Pilferer

Creature — Goblin Pirate

When this creature dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Encore {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

CMC
1
Mana cost
{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
Price
$0.39
EDHREC rank
#1704
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Impulsive Pilferer card art
Impulsive Pilferer hits the board as a one-mana 1/1 that replaces itself when it dies and generates Treasure on each subsequent death — the payoff loop is baked in, not bolted on. In sacrifice shells like Chthonian Nightmare or the Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver pair, it's a free resource engine disguised as a throwaway creature.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dargo, the ShipwreckerTymna the Weaver

Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver

76.4% of decks · synergy 0.73

Impulsive Pilferer is a cornerstone piece here — each sacrifice feeds Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver's cost reduction while generating Treasure to fuel the next iteration of the loop, making the whole engine self-sustaining.

03
The Balrog, Durin's Bane

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

63.9% of decks · synergy 0.57

The Balrog, Durin's Bane exiles cards from graveyards, so it prizes creatures that generate value before they get there — Impulsive Pilferer drawing a card on death means you're never losing card equity to the sacrifice.

04
Juri, Master of the Revue

Juri, Master of the Revue

59.0% of decks · synergy 0.52

Every death trigger on Impulsive Pilferer stacks a +1/+1 counter on Juri, Master of the Revue, and the Treasure it leaves behind finances the next sacrifice outlet activation, keeping the kill clock ticking.

05
Breeches, Brazen PlundererMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

44.4% of decks · synergy 0.43

Impulsive Pilferer fits the Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Pirate synergy package while providing Treasure to fuel aggressive turns without depleting hand resources.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Impulsive Pilferer — the multiplayer game runs long enough that its recursive death triggers compound into real advantage, and the Rakdos sacrifice archetype it anchors is well-supported across hundreds of commanders. In Pauper, it's legal and worth considering in any black-red sacrifice shell, where one-mana draw-on-death creatures are genuinely scarce. Legacy and Vintage are both legal formats, but Impulsive Pilferer doesn't compete for slots there — one-mana creatures in those formats need immediate, standalone impact rather than a loop that takes multiple turns to pay off.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.39 bulk tier

At $0.39, Impulsive Pilferer is a bulk rare that punches well above its price tag for what it does in sacrifice decks. Bulk status here reflects supply, not power — pick up copies freely without any concern about overpaying.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.