Scroll Thief
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #16515
Scroll Thief draws a card every time it deals combat damage to a player — straightforward, powerful in the right shell, irrelevant without evasion support. A 1/3 body for three mana is the cost, and it's a real one: this card does nothing until it connects.
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 |
Scroll Thief is a Commander card, full stop. In a 40-life multiplayer game with three opponents to swing at, connecting once or twice a turn cycle is realistic, and the card advantage compounds fast in evasion-heavy blue decks. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed — Ophidian-style draw is available on more efficient bodies, and a three-mana 1/3 with no evasion of its own folds to the format's removal density. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage don't want it at any price; the effect isn't close to competitive in those environments.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Scroll Thief is pure bulk — pick it out of a common box rather than pay shipping. The price is stable because supply is deep and demand is narrow; it won't move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.