Tomb Robber
Creature — Human Pirate
Menace
, Discard a card: This creature explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20211
Tomb Robber trades cards from your hand to exile cards from any graveyard, turning discard synergies into graveyard hate with a body attached. The cost is real — you need a reason to discard — but in the right shell it does two jobs for one card slot.
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 where Tomb Robber earns its keep — graveyard-based strategies are endemic to the format, and a repeatable exile outlet on a creature that also triggers discard synergies covers real ground. In Legacy and Vintage, it's legal but strictly outclassed; dedicated graveyard hate comes cheaper and faster, and a two-mana activation on a 2/2 doesn't compete with the raw speed of those formats. Modern and Pioneer offer it a legal home, but the same problem applies — more efficient hate exists at every price point. Tomb Robber is a Commander card first, and the honest read is that it belongs almost exclusively there.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Tomb Robber at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for current market values. Given its narrow competitive application and Commander-specific role, it typically sits in budget territory — worth grabbing if the synergy fits your deck.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.