Blatant Thievery
Explorers of Ixalan 8 • rare
- Set
- Explorers of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Market price
- $4.61
What it does
For each opponent, gain control of target permanent that player controls.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blatant Thievery was originally released in the 2002 Scourge expansion for Magic: The Gathering and was subsequently included in the 2017 Explorers of Ixalan standalone board game set. The card represents a powerful sorcery spell in blue mana that allows a player to gain control of a permanent from each opponent, reflecting the game's mechanics of theft and strategic redirection.
The artwork for the Explorers of Ixalan printing retains the classic aesthetic established for the card, focusing on themes of piracy and arcane manipulation common to the blue color identity. As a staple in multiplayer formats like Commander, the design was intended to balance high-cost sorcery speed with the significant advantage of multi-opponent interaction, and it has remained a widely recognized utility card among players for its ability to shift game momentum.
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