Tavern Swindler

Return to Ravnica (RTR) #79 · Uncommon · Creature — Human Rogue

Mana cost: {1}{B}

{T}, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.

Rakdos cultists are her best customers. They never flinch at pain and are seldom good at math.

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Cynthia Sheppard · Released October 5, 2012

Prices

• Nonfoil: $0.09 USD · €0.12 EUR
• Foil: $0.42 USD · €0.39 EUR

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.01 USD (10.0%) to $0.09 USD; low $0.09 USD, high $0.10 USD.

Printings

1. Streets of New Capenna #96 (SNC) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.25 USD
2. Core Set 2021 #124 (M21) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.26 USD
3. The List #BBD-162 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2019 · $0.16 USD
4. Battlebond #162 (BBD) · Uncommon · 2018 · $0.07 USD
5. Iconic Masters #109 (IMA) · Uncommon · 2017 · $0.17 USD
6. Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska #45 (DDM) · Uncommon · 2014 · $0.13 USD
7. Return to Ravnica #79 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2012 · $0.09 USD

Legality

• Standard: Not legal
• Alchemy: Not legal
• Pioneer: Legal
• Historic: Legal
• Modern: Legal
• Brawl: Legal
• Legacy: Legal
• Timeless: Legal
• Vintage: Legal
• Pauper: Not legal
• Commander: Legal
• Penny: Legal
• Oathbreaker: Legal
• Duel: Legal

Rulings

1. 2017-11-17 · wotc — You can't activate Tavern Swindler's ability if your life total is less than 3. You can activate it if your life total is exactly 3, but it's probably a bad idea. You'll lose the game before the ability resolves.

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