Grimoire Thief
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Whenever Grimoire Thief becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down.
You may look at cards exiled with Grimoire Thief.
, Sacrifice Grimoire Thief: Turn all cards exiled with Grimoire Thief face up. Counter all spells with those names.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2008-04-01:
The only cards you turn face up are the cards exiled with the Grimoire Thief that was sacrificed.
- 2008-04-01:
The last ability counters all spells on the stack with any of the appropriate names, no matter who controls them.
- 2008-04-01:
If a split card is turned face up, the ability counters all spells with the same name as either side of that split card.
- 2013-07-01:
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.
- 2013-07-01:
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.