Korvold and the Noble Thief
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
III — Exile the top three cards of target opponent's library. You may play those cards this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #11322
Korvold and the Noble Thief is a five-mana 4/4 that draws cards and steals resources whenever you sacrifice permanents — strong in decks built around sacrifice loops, where the payoff compounds quickly. The cost is the setup requirement: without a steady sacrifice engine already running, it's just an expensive beater.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the obvious home for Korvold and the Noble Thief — the 100-card singleton format rewards high-ceiling value engines, and a card that draws and steals resources in sacrifice loops scales well across long games. In Modern and Pioneer, the five-mana cost is prohibitive; neither format's sacrifice shells want a do-nothing body at that slot when cheaper payoffs like Mayhem Devil exist. Legacy and Vintage are too fast for a five-drop that requires a board state to be meaningful. Standard is the most realistic non-Commander context if a dedicated sacrifice deck emerges in the format, but the card's ceiling in 1v1 remains modest compared to its multiplayer headroom.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Korvold and the Noble Thief sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy pickup for any sacrifice deck running Jund colors. Bulk rares with narrow archetypes tend to stay cheap unless a competitive format adopts them, so don't expect movement — grab it now if the deck calls for it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.