Psychic Pickpocket

Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #54 · Uncommon · Creature — Octopus Rogue

Mana cost: {4}{U}

When this creature enters, it connives. When it connives this way, return up to one target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

Power/toughness 3/2 · Illustrated by Will Gist · Released April 29, 2022

Prices

Nonfoil price over the last 90 days: up $0.11 USD (183.3%) to $0.17 USD; low $0.06 USD, high $0.18 USD.

Printings

  1. Streets of New Capenna #54 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.17 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2022-04-29 · wotc — If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.
  2. 2022-04-29 · wotc — The target permanent to return is chosen after Psychic Pickpocket connives.
  3. 2022-04-29 · wotc — Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
  4. 2022-04-29 · wotc — If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives, such as that of Psychic Pickpocket, will trigger.
  5. 2022-04-29 · wotc — If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.

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