Pilfered Plans
Sorcery
Target player mills two cards. Draw two cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #9320
Pilfered Plans mills two cards and draws two for two mana — the mill is a bonus, not the point, and the whole thing costs less than most cantrips at instant speed's closest sorcery equivalent. In Gisa and Geralf specifically, that graveyard fill is pure upside, making this a two-mana draw spell that also stocks your toolbox.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf wants zombies in the graveyard to cast from there, so every card Pilfered Plans mills is potential fuel — draw two and load two is a genuinely efficient exchange in this deck.
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
Zevlor, Elturel Exile copies spells that target a single opponent and redirects them to all opponents, and Pilfered Plans targeting an opponent means Zevlor can turn one mill-two-draw-two into a table-wide mill-and-draw effect for minimal mana.
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind transforms into copies of creatures milled into any graveyard, so Pilfered Plans milling an opponent's library is a live scouting shot at whatever creature they've been setting up.
Phenax, God of Deception
Phenax, God of Deception is the mill commander, and Pilfered Plans earns its slot simply by advancing the primary game plan while replacing itself — mill decks need velocity, and this provides both.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for Pilfered Plans — it targets an opponent's mill, which does real work in graveyard-matters builds, and the two-card draw keeps your hand healthy in a format where card advantage compounds. In Pauper it's a legal common, but sorcery-speed draw at two mana competes with Preordain and Thought Scour, and the mill clause rarely matters enough to justify the slot. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have access to far more efficient draw and mill options, so Pilfered Plans doesn't show up in those formats outside of niche synergy builds. Pioneer is the one non-rotating format where it could theoretically slot into a budget Dimir shell, but again the competition at two mana is stiff.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Pilfered Plans is bulk — grab a copy out of any common bin without thinking twice. Bulk commons rarely move on price, so there's no urgency and no risk either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gisa and Geralf
- Zevlor, Elturel Exile
- Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
- Phenax, God of Deception
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.