Thieves' Auction
Eighth Edition 227 • rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 227
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Kevin Murphy
- Market price
- $4.20
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 first appeared in the Mercadian Masques expansion in 1999, designed by Wizards of the Coast to introduce chaotic, high-interaction mechanics to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The card serves as a thematic centerpiece for 'chaos' decks, reflecting the set's focus on mercenary-themed gameplay and shifting alliances within the game's lore. Its design, characterized by an unpredictable board state reset, was intended to force players to reconsider their resource management under pressure.
The Eighth Edition printing, featuring the artwork of Greg Staples, marked the card's transition into the Core Set environment. Staples utilized a dramatic, painterly style that emphasized the frenetic energy of a stolen hoard changing hands, aligning with the core set's initiative to feature diverse artistic interpretations of classic mechanics. While it remains a niche card in competitive formats due to its high mana cost and potential to significantly extend match duration, it has maintained a dedicated following among casual and multiplayer format enthusiasts.
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