Thieves' Auction
Mercadian Masques 218 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Kevin Murphy
- Market price
- $5.71
What it does
Exile all nontoken permanents. Starting with you, each player chooses one of the exiled cards and puts it onto the battlefield tapped under their control. Repeat this process until all cards exiled this way have been chosen.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thieves' Auction was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was inspired by a world of mercantilism and political intrigue, reflecting the game's shift toward more complex board-state interactions during this era. The card itself was designed to force a chaotic redistribution of permanents among players, serving as a signature 'chaos' card that emphasizes the unpredictable social dynamics of multiplayer formats.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Edward P. Beard Jr., who contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game throughout the 1990s and 2000s. His design for the auction scene depicts a bustling, shadowy marketplace consistent with the aesthetic themes of the Mercadian setting. Upon its release, the card gained a reputation as a polarizing play-piece due to the significant time required to resolve its effect in live games, becoming a staple of kitchen-table play rather than tournament-level competition.
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