Library Larcenist
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #16552
Library Larcenist draws you a card whenever it deals combat damage to a player — a clean, repeatable engine stapled to a 3/2 body for three mana. Cheap enough to slot into any blue or Dimir creature deck that can make it connect, this is the kind of card that quietly takes over a game if opponents don't answer it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Library Larcenist earns a slot in any deck that can reliably give it evasion — unblockable effects, flying support, or a voltron shell make it punishing fast. It's legal in Pauper, where its common status and raw card-advantage ceiling make it a legitimate threat in aggressive blue decks that go wide or push through. Modern and Pioneer have too many efficient threats and answers at this mana cost for Library Larcenist to compete on rate alone. Legacy and Vintage move so fast that a three-mana creature needing a combat step to draw is structurally too slow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Library Larcenist is firmly bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the slot is right. Bulk rares with functional card-draw text tend to stay cheap unless a breakout Commander deck pushes demand, so don't expect price movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.