Zhentarim Bandit
Creature — Halfling Rogue
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay 1 life. If you do, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #10416
Zhentarim Bandit hits the board and immediately starts funneling Treasure tokens to you whenever an opponent plays from their hand, turning every spell at the table into incremental mana advantage. The cost is a 2/1 body that folds to any breath of wind — you're running it for the trigger, not the stats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
Rev, Tithe Extractor's engine rewards you for accumulating and spending Treasures, and Zhentarim Bandit plugs directly into that loop by generating tokens off opponents' spell-casting without any additional investment on your part.
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 |
Commander is where Zhentarim Bandit actually earns its slot — four opponents casting spells every turn means the Treasure triggers stack fast, and the token payoffs in black and red make that mana convertible into real action. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format that punishes fragile two-drops hard and has no obvious shell that wants incremental Treasure generation. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the card is irrelevant at those power levels. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Zhentarim Bandit is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as an afterthought in a collection order. There's no realistic price floor to fall through, and unless a high-profile Treasure commander sends inclusion rates sharply upward, it stays in bulk bins.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.