Notion Thief
~$1.60 low · ~$24.42 high
Multicolor. Creature — Human Rogue
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #270 · Illustrated by Veli Nyström
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #270 · Illustrated by Veli NyströmWhat is Notion Thief worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Flash
If an opponent would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, instead that player skips that draw and you draw a card.
3/1
Format legality
All 6 printings of Notion Thief
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Secret Lair Drop sld #2482· 2026Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €7.36 · €8.82 foil | rare | $8.38 | $9.70 | €7.36€8.82 foil | |
 Special Guests spg #36· 2024Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €5.22 · €24.09 foil | mythic | $7.30 | $24.42 | €5.22€24.09 foil | |
 Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #270· 2023rare· Cardmarket €1.77 | rare | $3.34 | No foil printing | €1.77 | |
 Zendikar Rising Commander znc #96· 2020rare· Cardmarket €1.71 | rare | $1.60 | No foil printing | €1.71 | |
 Masters 25 a25 #211· 2018rare· Cardmarket €1.36 · €6.79 foil | rare | $4.60 | $6.84 | €1.36€6.79 foil | |
 Dragon's Maze dgm #88· 2013rare· Cardmarket €1.40 · €6.85 foil | rare | $1.98 | $7.86 | €1.40€6.85 foil |
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Where to buy Notion Thief
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #1,210 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flash
- Artists
- toi8, Alix Branwyn, Veli Nyström, Clint Cearley
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tales of Middle-earth Commander card (#270).
0270 · LTC · R · EN
- 0270Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LTCSet code for Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (3)
2018-03-16
If an opponent is instructed to draw a card then discard a card, and Notion Thief causes you to draw a card instead, that opponent still discards a card. The same is true of any other actions that opponent is instructed to do.
2018-03-16
If two or more players each control a Notion Thief and a player would draw a card other than the first one in their draw step, that player chooses one of the applicable Notion Thief effects to apply. Then the player whose Notion Thief's effect was chosen repeats this process among the remaining Notion Thief effects, and so on, until there are no more possible such effects to apply. Each effect can be applied to the card draw only once this way.
2018-03-16
The above procedure means that if each player in a two-player game controls a Notion Thief and one would draw a card, it really will be that player who draws a card.
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