Pilfer — Quiet Hand Disruption
Pilfer sits in the Foundations set as a concise piece of hand disruption that earns its slot in black decks that prize tempo and information. Pilfer lets you force an opponent to reveal their hand then choose a nonland card for them to discard. That interaction reads plainly but it carries weight. It turns hidden resources into visible liabilities and gives you a clean way to strip a combo piece or a key removal spell before it can be cast.
Players who know how to leverage Pilfer use it as a soft lock on lines of play rather than a single flashy moment. The card name and flavor nod to small-time heists and a clever creature named Tinybones, which fits Foundations tone. Use Pilfer early to shape the opponent's choices or later to remove the finishing piece. Add this common to a disruption suite for consistent, low cost pressure. Pick one up and sharpen your reads.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost — {1}{B}
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Card Type — Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
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Flavor Text — To the merchant, it was nothing more than a few missing trinkets. To Tinybones, it was the greatest heist of all time.
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Rarity — Common
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Set — Foundations
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Language — English
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Condition — Light Play
