Treasure Nabber

Creature — Goblin Rogue

Whenever an opponent taps an artifact for mana, gain control of that artifact until the end of your next turn.

The Law of Givesies Backsies is respected by every noble pursuer of shiny things.

3 / 2

Set: Commander Masters (CMM #265)
Rarity: Rare
Mana value: 3
Released: 2023-08-04
Artist: Alex Konstad
EDHREC rank: #1,462
Colour identity
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.92

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Ramp

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Not legal

Modern Not legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Not legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Not legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Not legal

Timeless Not legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Not legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Not legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

2018-07-13
An artifact is "tapped for mana" when a player activates a mana ability of an artifact that includes (the tap symbol). Notably, tapping an artifact to pay for a spell with the improvise keyword is not tapping that artifact for mana.
2018-07-13
If an opponent taps an artifact for mana during your turn, you'll gain control of it and keep control of it until the end of your next turn.
2018-07-13
If multiple players each control Treasure Nabbers, an artifact tapped for mana will make quite a journey. For example, if player A taps an artifact for mana during their turn, and players B and C are the next players in turn order who control Treasure Nabbers, C's ability resolves before B and C gains control of the artifact. Then B gains control of the artifact. B keeps it during their turn, and then C regains control of the artifact once B's effect expires, then A will have it back after C's expires. However, if B or C taps the artifact for mana, one of them will take it from the other. You may need to pay very careful attention to which effects are still in effect, which have expired, and who owns what.
2018-07-13
If the artifact leaves the battlefield, Treasure Nabber doesn't nab it from the zone it moved to.
2018-07-13
If you control multiple Treasure Nabbers, their effects all expire at the same time. You won't keep an artifact for any longer.
2018-07-13
In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If that player controls any nabbed treasures, the effect giving that player control of those artifacts ends.
2018-07-13
The artifact remains tapped when you gain control of it.