Identity Thief
NCCNew Capenna Commander/#224/2022RareReprint
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.15
ManaPool$0.16
TCGplayer$0.29
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.29TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 7.4%90d▲ 11.5%
90d high
$0.30
90d low
$0.23
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.17
Eldritch Moon
- Up 7.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $0.30.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Shapeshifter
Whenever this creature attacks, you may exile another target nontoken creature. If you do, this creature becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. Return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
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Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (9)
wotc13 Jul 2016
This effect can cause Identity Thief to stop being a creature. For example, if you target an animated Gideon Jura (a planeswalker with a loyalty ability that turns him into a creature), only the printed wording will be copied; the “becomes a creature” effect won't. Identity Thief will become a noncreature Gideon with no loyalty, be removed from combat, and then be put into its owner's graveyard.
wotc13 Jul 2016
Identity Thief copies the printed values of the targeted creature, plus any copy effects that have been applied to that creature. It won't copy other effects that have changed the targeted creature's power, toughness, types, color, or so on. It also won't copy counters on the targeted creature.
wotc13 Jul 2016
If the targeted creature has an ability that triggers when it attacks, it'll be too late for it to trigger once Identity Thief has that ability. The same is true if another object has an ability that triggers when a creature with certain characteristics attacks and Identity Thief doesn't have those characteristics until after it becomes a copy.
wotc13 Jul 2016
Identity Thief will still be a copy of the creature during the next end step when the exiled card returns. If it has an ability that triggers at the beginning of the end step, that ability will trigger for Identity Thief and not for the returned creature.
wotc13 Jul 2016
Noncopy effects that have already applied to Identity Thief will continue to apply to it. For example, if Woodcutter's Grit gave Identity Thief +3/+3 and hexproof earlier in the turn, Identity Thief will still have those bonuses after copying a creature.
wotc13 Jul 2016
If the targeted creature is itself copying a permanent, Identity Thief will become whatever it's copying, as modified by that copy effect. For example, if you target a Hamlet Captain that has become a copy of Permeating Mass, Identity Thief will become a Permeating Mass.
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About this card
Identity Thief
Identity Thief is a Creature — Shapeshifter, with mana cost {2}{U}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.29 (up 7.4% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Identity Thief FAQ
How much is Identity Thief worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Identity Thief is $0.29. It is up 7.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.23 to $0.30.
What is the cheapest printing of Identity Thief?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Eldritch Moon at $0.17 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Identity Thief?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Eldritch Moon Promos at $0.40 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Identity Thief are there?
Identity Thief has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Identity Thief first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PEMN #64s, released 2016-07-22.
What is the newest printing of Identity Thief?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from NCC #224, released 2022-04-29.
Is Identity Thief legal in Commander?
Yes, Identity Thief is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Identity Thief legal in Modern?
Yes, Identity Thief is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.