Nimble Brigand
Creature — Human Rogue
This creature can't be blocked if you've committed a crime this turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #15608
Nimble Brigand enters the battlefield and immediately steals a card from each opponent's top — that's up to three free looks and a hand advantage swing before it ever attacks. The cost is a three-mana 2/1 body that won't survive a stiff breeze, which makes it almost entirely dependent on a value shell like Marchesa, Dealer of Death to justify the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
Marchesa, Dealer of Death runs a goad-and-punish game that rewards cheap creatures with on-entry triggers, and Nimble Brigand's cast-from-opponent's-library upside pairs directly with Marchesa's ability to recast stolen spells — every time Brigand bounces back from the graveyard, you're mining an opponent's deck again.
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 |
In Commander, Nimble Brigand is a role-player in theft and value-drain strategies — it's not a build-around, but in the right shell it generates three instances of card advantage the moment it resolves. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, a three-mana 2/1 with a single-target impulse draw isn't competitive; the body is too fragile and the effect too slow against efficient threats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it for the same reasons. Standard is the one format where it could see fringe play if a theft-matters deck coalesces around it, but nothing in the current card pool makes that a strong bet.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Nimble Brigand is deep bulk — a throw-in at any card shop or a near-free pickup in any online order. Bulk rares with niche Commander applications rarely move off the floor, so don't expect this price to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.