Thieving Varmint

Thieving Varmint

{1}{B}Creature — Varmint2/1

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Deathtouch, lifelink

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast spells you don't own.

What it does

Tagged as Ramp · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Keyword reminders

Lifelink. Damage dealt by this also causes its controller to gain that much life. · CR 702.15 Read more →
Deathtouch. Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. · CR 702.2 Read more →

Official rulings

  1. You may spend the two mana added by the last ability on the same spell you don’t own or on two different spells you don’t own. (2024-04-12)

Printings & prices

Every set Thieving Varmint has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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