Ghostly Pilferer
Ghostly Pilferer: Creature - Spirit Rogue, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Whenever this creature becomes untapped, you may pay 2. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Spirit Rogue
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
- Released
- 2024-04-19
- Collector number
- 98
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
- Commander rank
- 1,405 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Ghostly Pilferer
Ghostly Pilferer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 98 in that set, with art by Craig J Spearing. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Core Set 2021 (2020) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever this creature becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card.
Discard a card: This creature can't be blocked this turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.29 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ghostly Pilferer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Ghostly Pilferer
Ghostly Pilferer has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #223 | Rare | 2022 |
| Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #105 | Rare | 2021 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #81940 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) #350 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) #52 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 Promos (PM21) #52p | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 Promos (PM21) #52s | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Ghostly Pilferer, newest first.
- Ghostly Pilferer's first ability triggers during your untap step, but it's put onto the stack at the same time as abilities that trigger at the beginning of your upkeep step. Even though the ability triggered first, you may order it before or after other abilities you control that are put onto the stack at this time.
- Once Ghostly Pilferer has been blocked, activating its last ability doesn't cause it to become unblocked.
- Players can cast spells and activate abilities after the second triggered ability resolves but before the spell that caused it to trigger does.
- While resolving Ghostly Pilferer's first ability, you can't pay more than {2} to draw more than one card.
- An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Ghostly Pilferer is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.