Thieving Amalgam
Commander 2019 21 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Johan Grenier
- Market price
- $0.96
What it does
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you manifest the top card of that player's library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
Whenever a creature you control but don't own dies, its owner loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thieving Amalgam was introduced in the Commander 2019 supplemental set, released by Wizards of the Coast to support the popular multiplayer Commander format. As a rare creature card, it was specifically designed for the 'Faceless Menace' preconstructed deck, which focused on the morph mechanic and deck manipulation strategies. Its inclusion provided players with a repeatable method for stealing spells cast by opponents, reinforcing the deck's theme of psychological warfare and opportunistic gameplay.
The card was illustrated by Johan Grenier, whose work on the piece emphasizes a chaotic, fused anatomy that reflects the 'Amalgam' naming convention. Grenier intended to capture the unsettling nature of a creature composed of disparate, stolen elements, utilizing a dark color palette to ground the card within the visual identity of the set. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit high-mana, niche tool for blue-black decks looking to punish opponents for playing their own powerful spells.
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