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Thieves' Auction

Thieves' Auction

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Mercadian Masques

#218 · EN · Rare · 1999-10-04

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Thieves' Auction

{4}{R}{R}{R}

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.

Artist: Kevin Murphy

Color identity: R

Reference prices

Reference prices by finish and currency
FinishUSDEUR
Nonfoil$5.54€1.92
Foil$32.98€18.57

MTGO: 0.14 tix

Data snapshot 2026-10-23. Not live offers.

Use in a combo · Use in a deck

Editions & versions

4 printings across 3 editions. Choose a printing to view its artwork and details.

Reference prices · Data snapshot 2026-10-23. Prices vary by seller and condition; — means no quote.

Combos using this card

Dropping Property Values

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Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historicnot legal
Timelessnot legal
Gladiatornot legal
Pioneernot legal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Paupernot legal
Vintagelegal
Pennylegal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawlnot legal
Competitivebrawlnot legal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommandernot legal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernlegal
Predhlegal
Tlrnot legal
Rulings

2005-08-01 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.

2004-10-04 An Aura put onto the battlefield this way does not target the permanent it is placed upon.

2004-10-04 In multi-player games, it affects all players and players make choices in turn order.

2004-10-04 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.

2004-10-04 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.

Current Oracle text is shown for every printing.