Grimoire Thief
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SetMOR
Collector #35
Released2008-02-01
Rarityrare
ArtistRandy Gallegos
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Grimoire Thief

RareColour IDMV 2
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down.
You may look at cards exiled with this creature.
, Sacrifice this creature: Turn all cards exiled with this creature face up. Counter all spells with those names.
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Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (5)
wotc1 Jul 2013
Once a player gains control of Grimoire Thief, that player can look at all cards it exiled, even if those cards were exiled while someone else controlled Grimoire Thief.
wotc1 Jul 2013
Once a player is allowed to look at the exiled face-down cards, that player may continue to do so even after Grimoire Thief leaves the battlefield or another player gains control of it.
wotc1 Apr 2008
The last ability counters all spells on the stack with any of the appropriate names, no matter who controls them.
wotc1 Apr 2008
If a split card is turned face up, the ability counters all spells with the same name as either side of that split card.
wotc1 Apr 2008
The only cards you turn face up are the cards exiled with the Grimoire Thief that was sacrificed.