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"Find me cards equivalent to: Grimoire Thief"

Equivalent cards to Grimoire Thief (blue, creature, Merfolk/Rogue, interacts with exile/library):
1. Riptide Director – Draws cards for tapped Merfolk.
2. Nightveil Specter – Exiles top card of opponent’s library on combat damage.
3. Syr Elenora, the Discerning – Draw-for-Merfolk focus.
4. Thief of Sanity – Exiles and lets you cast top deck of opponent.
5. Gonti, Lord of Luxury – Exiles and lets you cast from opponent’s library.


Reason: None do exactly Grimoire Thief’s tap/exile/counter combo, but these are blue or partial-blue creatures that interact with exiling cards from an opponent’s library. Nightveil Specter is closest in spirit.

Found Cards

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Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Grimoire Thief

Nightveil Specter

Riptide Director

Syr Elenora, the Discerning

Thief of Sanity

Gonti, Lord of Luxury #1566 Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue

Variations: v1 v2
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Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Aetherborn
  • Rogue
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Deathtouch

    Rules

  • An effect that instructs you to "cast" a card doesn't allow you to play lands.
  • Casting the card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.
  • Gonti doesn't change when you can cast the exiled card. For example, if you exile a creature card without flash, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty.
  • If you leave the game, the card remains exiled face down indefinitely. No player may look at it.
  • You may look at and cast that card (and spend mana as though it were mana of any type to do so) even if Gonti leaves the battlefield. If another player gains control of Gonti, that player can't look at or cast the card, and you still can.
  • You pay the costs for the exiled card if you cast it. You may pay alternative costs such as emerge rather than the card's mana cost.
  • The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless. Snow mana is not a type of mana. Gonti, Lord of Luxury won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.

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    Tcgplayer 5.83 USD
    Manapool 3.41 USD
    Cardkingdom 6.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.55 EUR 2.87 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Deathtouch When Gonti enters, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

    Grimoire Thief #35 Creature — Merfolk Rogue

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If a split card is turned face up, the ability counters all spells with the same name as either side of that split card.
  • The last ability counters all spells on the stack with any of the appropriate names, no matter who controls them.
  • The only cards you turn face up are the cards exiled with the Grimoire Thief that was sacrificed.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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    Tcgplayer 0.63 USD / 4.92 USD
    Manapool / 3.54 USD 0.51 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    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. ,Sacrificethis creature: Turn all cards exiled with this creature face up.Counterall spells with those names.

    Nightveil Specter #222★ Creature — Specter

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Specter
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Nightveil Specter’s last ability applies to cards exiled with that specific Nightveil Specter, not any other creature named Nightveil Specter. You should keep cards exiled by different Nightveil Specters separate.
  • Playing a card exiled with Nightveil Specter follows all the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all timing restrictions, for example.
  • The card is exiled face up. All players may look at it.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of their library. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with this creature.

    Riptide Director #LGN-50 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

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    Cardmarket 0.36 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.89 USD
    Manapool 0.52 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    , : Draw a card for each Wizard you control.

    Syr Elenora, the Discerning #ELD-67 Legendary Creature — Human Knight

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: */4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Knight
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • The ability that defines Syr Elenora's power works in all zones, not just the battlefield.
  • To determine the total cost of an opponent's spell that targets Syr Elenora, start with the mana cost or alternative cost that player is paying, add any cost increases (such as that of Syr Elenora's effect), then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket 0.18 EUR
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Syr Elenora's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand. When Syr Elenora enters, draw a card. Spells your opponents cast that target Syr Elenora cost more to cast.

    Thief of Sanity #243 Creature — Specter

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Specter
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • An effect that instructs you to "cast" a card doesn't allow you to play lands.
  • Casting an exiled card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.
  • In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any spells or permanents you control from Thief of Sanity's effect are exiled, and any of the face-down exiled cards remain face down indefinitely. No player may look at them.
  • Thief of Sanity's effect doesn't change when you can cast the exiled card. For example, if you exile a sorcery card, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty.
  • You can still cast the exiled card if Thief of Sanity leaves the battlefield or leaves your control. If another player gains control of Thief of Sanity, that player can't cast the exiled card.

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    Cardmarket 0.38 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Manapool 0.5 USD
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, look at the top three cards of that player's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest into their graveyard. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.