The Trickster-God's Heist
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You may exchange control of two target creatures.
II — You may exchange control of two target nonbasic, noncreature permanents that share a card type.
III — Target player loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #11025
The Trickster-God's Heist swaps a creature you control with a creature an opponent controls — permanently — for four mana at instant speed, and the saga keeps pushing exchanges across three chapters. It's a clean verdict: you're stealing their best creature and handing them your worst, which is an excellent deal at any table.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil triggers off every saga chapter, so The Trickster-God's Heist generates three separate payoffs while also reloading the board with stolen creatures — the card does double duty as engine fodder and a threat.
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One wants to donate creatures to opponents, and The Trickster-God's Heist gives you a reason to want something back in return — exchange a gifted creature for one of their actual threats and profit twice.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for The Trickster-God's Heist — three opponents means three potential targets, and a saga that resolves over multiple turns rewards slower, grindier games where the exchanges compound. In competitive one-on-one formats like Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and telegraphed; four mana over multiple turns to move one creature doesn't match the pace those formats demand. Legacy and Vintage have it legal, but the same speed problem applies and neither format is hunting for this effect. Oathbreaker is worth a mention: saga-based strategies there mirror the Commander appeal, especially under a saga-synergistic planeswalker commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, The Trickster-God's Heist is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or bulk bin find. It sees enough play in Tom Bombadil and Jon Irenicus lists to stay in print demand, but nothing about its current trajectory suggests it climbs out of the bulk tier.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tom Bombadil
- Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.