Grimoire Thief
- Mana cost
- {U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Merfolk Rogue
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Morningtide #35 (rare)
- Price
- $0.68 USD
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down.
You may look at cards exiled with this creature.
{U}, Sacrifice this creature: Turn all cards exiled with this creature face up. Counter all spells with those names.
Grimoire Thief has 1 printing, first in Morningtide (2008). EDHREC ranks it #23,754 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Madcap Jester decks (186 on EDHREC). It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Grimoire Thief most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Madcap Jester: 186 decks
Often played with Grimoire Thief
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a split card is turned face up, the ability counters all spells with the same name as either side of that split card.
- : The only cards you turn face up are the cards exiled with the Grimoire Thief that was sacrificed.
- : The last ability counters all spells on the stack with any of the appropriate names, no matter who controls them.
- : Once a player gains control of Grimoire Thief, that player can look at all cards it exiled, even if those cards were exiled while someone else controlled Grimoire Thief.
- : Once a player is allowed to look at the exiled face-down cards, that player may continue to do so even after Grimoire Thief leaves the battlefield or another player gains control of it.