You've Been Caught Stealing
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Threaten the Merchant — Each creature blocks this turn if able.
• Bribe the Guards — You create a Treasure token for each opponent who was dealt damage this turn. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #13023
You've Been Caught Stealing puts a Treasure on every opponent's board — then punishes them for having it, fueling raid and attack-matters payoffs the moment combat begins. The cost is real: you're handing out resources, so it only earns its slot when your deck converts those opponent Treasures into a bigger advantage than they do.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
General Marhault Elsdragon
General Marhault Elsdragon gets +1/+0 for each attacking creature, and You've Been Caught Stealing seeds opponents with Treasures they'll crack for mana — mana they spend on creatures that then attack into you, triggering raid and pumping Marhault before combat math resolves in your favor.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, You've Been Caught Stealing operates across four opponents, meaning the card immediately generates four Treasures and four potential raid triggers — the multiplayer math makes the downside shrink fast. Pauper is the other format where it shows up with any regularity, slotting into aggressive red decks that can leverage the raid clause before opponents convert the free Treasure into a meaningful advantage. Legacy and Vintage are legal but essentially irrelevant; the effect is too slow and symmetry-adjacent for those formats' threat density. Standard, Pioneer, and Modern are all off the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, You've Been Caught Stealing is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box rather than order. At that price there's no value floor to worry about; you run it because the effect is right for the deck, not because you're protecting an investment.
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Sources
Mentioned
- General Marhault Elsdragon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.