Thieves' Auction
MMQMercadian Masques/#218/1999Rare
Colour IDMV 7
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$6.99
Cardmarket€1.69
ManaPool$3.54
TCGplayer$6.08
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$4.00
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.14 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $6.99High $6.99Low $4.49▲ 40.1%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$6.08TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 2.7%30d▲ 9.8%90d▲ 27.7%
90d high
$6.08
90d low
$4.76
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$4.18
Eighth Edition
- Up 9.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $6.08.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 431% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Exile all nontoken permanents. Starting with you, each player chooses one of the exiled cards and puts it onto the battlefield tapped under their control. Repeat this process until all cards exiled this way have been chosen.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (5)
wotc1 Aug 2005
If you choose an Aura, you can put it on any permanent it can legally enchant. If there is nothing it can legally enchant, it remains exiled, and it can still be chosen by you or another player later in the auction. If there comes a point where only Auras and no legal permanents left, they stay exiled permanently.
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can’t pick a card that can’t legally be returned to the battlefield. If there are no cards that can be legally returned, then you can’t pick one.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Triggers from the permanents leaving the battlefield and then being put back onto the battlefield are not put on the stack until the entire effect is done.
wotc4 Oct 2004
In multi-player games, it affects all players and players make choices in turn order.
wotc4 Oct 2004
An Aura put onto the battlefield this way does not target the permanent it is placed upon.
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About this card
Thieves' Auction
Thieves' Auction is a Sorcery, with mana cost {4}{R}{R}{R} (mana value 7). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $6.08 (up 9.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Thieves' Auction FAQ
How much is Thieves' Auction worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Thieves' Auction is $6.08. It is up 9.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $4.76 to $6.08.
What is the cheapest printing of Thieves' Auction?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Eighth Edition at $4.18 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Thieves' Auction?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Eighth Edition at $12.29 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Thieves' Auction are there?
Thieves' Auction has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Thieves' Auction first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MMQ #218, released 1999-10-04.
What is the newest printing of Thieves' Auction?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #MMQ-218, released 2021-09-25.
Is there a foil version of Thieves' Auction?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $32.31 versus $6.08 for nonfoil, which is 431% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Thieves' Auction legal in Commander?
Yes, Thieves' Auction is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.