Tax Taker
MB2Mystery Booster 2/#524/2024Rare
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.23
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.26
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.26TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.7%30d▲ 0.0%90d▼ 7.1%
90d high
$0.29
90d low
$0.26
Paper printings priced
1
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$0.26
Mystery Booster 2
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 10% below its 90 day high of $0.29.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Rat Advisor
Whenever an opponent pays a tax from a spell or permanent you control, create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the amount of mana they paid. (This happens each time a spell you control or an ability of a permanent you control causes an opponent to pay extra mana. Cards that can tax opponents include Mana Tithe, Esper Sentinel, and Ghostly Prison.)
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Keywords
Treasure
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
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Rulings (5)
wotc8 Nov 2024
For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Tax-like effects that require payments other than mana, like the effect of the first ability of Sivitri, Dragon Master, aren’t taxes for the purposes of Tax Taker’s ability.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as {T} and {W}. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Costs required to attack are aggregated and are paid all at once, so Tax Taker’s ability will trigger only once when that happens. For example, if you control Ghostly Prison and an opponent attacks you with three creatures, they’ll have to pay {2} for each of those creatures, for a total of {6}. When they do, Tax Taker’s ability will trigger, and once it resolves, you’ll create six Treasure tokens.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).
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About this card
Tax Taker
Tax Taker is a Creature — Rat Advisor, with mana cost {W} (mana value 1).
Format legality: Commander: not_legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: not_legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.26 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Tax Taker FAQ
How much is Tax Taker worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Tax Taker is $0.26. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.26 to $0.29.
What is the cheapest printing of Tax Taker?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster 2 at $0.26 on TCGplayer.
What set was Tax Taker first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MB2 #524, released 2024-08-02.
Is Tax Taker legal in Commander?
Tax Taker is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Tax Taker legal in Modern?
Tax Taker is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Tax Taker legal in Standard?
Tax Taker is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Tax Taker do?
Tax Taker is a Creature — Rat Advisor with mana cost {W}. Its Oracle text reads: "Whenever an opponent pays a tax from a spell or permanent you control, create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the amount of mana they paid. (This happens each time a spell you control or an ability of a permanent you control causes an opponent to pay extra mana. Cards that can tax opponents include Mana Tithe, Esper Sentinel, and Ghostly Prison.)".