Pilfer

Foundations #181

Pilfer - Foundations

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}

Card text: Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

Rarity: common

Artist: Pauline Voss

"To the merchant, it was nothing more than a few missing trinkets. To Tinybones, it was the greatest heist of all time."

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.18 USD · $0.26 USD (Foil) · €0.10 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Pilfer in Foundations limited

common

Burglar Rat
Burglar Rat
Creature — Rat

Both cards force opponents to discard, creating a disruptive strategy that can strip their hand of key spells early in the game.

 Gutless Plunderer
Gutless Plunderer
Creature — Skeleton Pirate

Pilfer helps clear opponent's hand while Gutless Plunderer provides early pressure and card selection, working together in an aggressive black strategy.

 Duress
Duress
Sorcery

Both discard spells work together to strip opponent's hand of threats and answers, with Duress hitting noncreature spells and Pilfer hitting any card.

rare

Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue

Tinybones rewards you for making opponents discard with card advantage, and can activate to force more discards, creating a powerful discard synergy engine.

 Painful Quandary
Painful Quandary
Enchantment

After Pilfer strips their hand, Painful Quandary punishes every spell they draw, forcing them to choose between losing life or discarding more cards.

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