Card
Ghostly Pilferer
Mana cost {1}{U}
Whenever this creature becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card. Discard a card: This creature can't be blocked this turn.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 66 known combos. 5 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · M21 · #52
- Cheapest printing
- €1.01
- EDHREC salt
- 0.32
- Color identity
- Blue
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
66 known combos.
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer + Ghostly Pilferer + Tandem Lookout
Produces: Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite rummaging
View on Commander Spellbook - Glint-Horn Buccaneer + Ghostly Pilferer + Ophidian Eye
Produces: Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite rummaging
View on Commander Spellbook - Norman Osborn // Green Goblin + Hullbreaker Horror + Ghostly Pilferer
Produces: Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
Ghostly Pilferer's first ability triggers during your untap step, but it's put onto the stack at the same time as abilities that trigger at the beginning of your upkeep step. Even though the ability triggered first, you may order it before or after other abilities you control that are put onto the stack at this time. - 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
Once Ghostly Pilferer has been blocked, activating its last ability doesn't cause it to become unblocked. - 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
Players can cast spells and activate abilities after the second triggered ability resolves but before the spell that caused it to trigger does. - 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
While resolving Ghostly Pilferer's first ability, you can't pay more than {2} to draw more than one card. - 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast