Way of the Thief
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
Enchanted creature can't be blocked as long as you control a Gate.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #16449
Way of the Thief turns any creature into an unblockable threat the moment you control an artifact — a condition most blue decks satisfy without trying. The three-mana Aura rate is fair for what it delivers, and in Nine-Fingers Keene it's less an equipment and more a guaranteed trigger machine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nine-Fingers Keene
Nine-Fingers Keene needs creatures to connect, and Way of the Thief removes every blocker from the equation as long as you have an artifact in play — which, in a Grixis artifacts shell, is turn one and every turn after.
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 |
Way of the Thief is a Commander card first and almost exclusively. The artifact-matters condition is trivially met in the format's most popular strategies, and evasion on a commander or key threat translates directly into extra combat damage, triggers, and stolen games. In Pauper it's legal but competes with cheaper, more flexible evasion options that don't require a second permanent type on the battlefield. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have no real home for a three-mana Aura at this power level — the condition is achievable but the payoff isn't close to constructed-competitive.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Way of the Thief is pure bulk — you're paying for a sleeve, not a card. That price is stable by definition; there's no meaningful downside pressure left and no spike catalyst on the horizon for a narrow Aura.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.