Smuggler's Share
Enchantment
At the beginning of each end step, draw a card for each opponent who drew two or more cards this turn, then create a Treasure token for each opponent who had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- Price
- $9.32
- EDHREC rank
- #1679
Smuggler's Share punishes opponents for doing what they were going to do anyway — extra land drops and card draws net you Treasure and cards at the end of their turn, for three mana. It's the rare enchantment that gets better as the table scales up, and Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser runs it in over 70% of builds for exactly that reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser forces opponents to attack each other, which accelerates the game state and racks up the extra draws and land drops that Smuggler's Share taxes — the two cards form a feedback loop where political chaos directly becomes Treasure and card advantage for you.
The Council of Four
The Council of Four cares deeply about opponents drawing cards, and Smuggler's Share converts every extra draw trigger at the table into Treasure, giving the deck both the mana and the card flow to keep up with a politically active pod.
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus operates in a connive-and-draw shell that naturally generates a high-draw-rate game, and Smuggler's Share slots in as passive income — opponents digging through their libraries means Treasures and extra cards without spending any of your own resources.
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage rewards opponents for attacking into each other, and that combat-hungry table tends to accelerate land drops and card draws across multiple turns — exactly the conditions where Smuggler's Share produces the most tokens.
Breena, the Demagogue
Breena, the Demagogue incentivizes opponents to draw and attack in specific directions, and Smuggler's Share rides that same political current — every extra card an opponent draws to find their best attacker is another Treasure or card for you.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Smuggler's Share is genuinely powerful — a three-player audience multiplies every trigger, and the enchantment scales with pod activity rather than against it. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; slower draw-heavy combo decks don't create the multi-opponent trigger volume needed to justify three mana for an enchantment with no immediate impact. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case worth mentioning: two-player games gut the card's ceiling, but signature-spell-heavy builds that encourage early digging can still generate modest value. Treat Smuggler's Share as a Commander-only card in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Reconnaissance Mission and Bident of Thassa both convert combat activity into card draws for two to three mana, capturing part of what Smuggler's Share does without the Treasure production. Neither punishes extra land drops, and both require creatures connecting rather than passively watching the table, so they're lower-ceiling replacements — but at under $1 each, they're the honest budget call when you need the effect without the price tag.
Price Context
Current price
$9.32 mid tier
At $9.32, Smuggler's Share sits in the mid tier — noticeable on a budget but not a barrier for a tuned deck. It's earned that price through broad Commander demand across political and group-hug archetypes, and there's no functional reprint bringing it down soon.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
- The Council of Four
- Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
- Breena, the Demagogue
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.