Memory Theft

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Memory Theft: Sorcery, Throne of Eldraine. Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Common
Set
Throne of Eldraine (ELD)
Released
2019-10-04
Collector number
96
Artist
Micah Epstein
Commander rank
27,381 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Memory Theft

Memory Theft is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black sorcery from Throne of Eldraine (ELD), an expansion set released in October 2019. It is collector number 96 in that set, with art by Micah Epstein. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Throne of Eldraine is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.14 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You may put a card that has an Adventure that player owns from exile into that player's graveyard.

In the wilds, the ravens steal far more than baubles.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.14 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Memory Theft by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Memory Theft, newest first.

  • You choose which exiled adventurer card, if any, to put into that player's graveyard after seeing their hand. You may do this even if that player has no nonland cards in hand, or even no cards at all.
  • If an effect refers to a card, spell, or permanent that has an Adventure, it won't find an instant or sorcery spell on the stack that's been cast as an Adventure.
  • An effect may refer to a card, spell, or permanent that "has an Adventure." This refers to a card, spell, or permanent that has an adventurer card's set of alternative characteristics, even if they're not being used and even if that card was never cast as an Adventure.
  • Memory Theft allows you to put any face-up exiled card with an Adventure that player owns into their graveyard, not just one that was cast as an Adventure and exiled.

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