Enigma Thief

Enigma Thief

Creature — Sphinx Rogue

Mana cost: {5}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Prowl {3}{U}
Flying
When this creature enters, for each opponent, return up to one target nonland permanent that player controls to its owner's hand.

triggered — bounce

Causes: an artifact leaves the battlefield, a battle leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield, an enchantment leaves the battlefield, a planeswalker leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Enigma Thief onto the battlefield from your library

12 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Sphinx attacks — 144 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. The Ur-Sphinx — When Enigma Thief attacks, The Ur-Sphinx mills a card

a Sphinx enters the battlefield — 149 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign — When Enigma Thief enters, Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign triggers

a Rogue attacks — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Soaring Thought-Thief — When Enigma Thief attacks, Soaring Thought-Thief mills a card

a Rogue deals combat damage — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Anowon, the Ruin Thief — When Enigma Thief deals combat damage, Anowon, the Ruin Thief mills a card

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Rogue creature enters the battlefield — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Cloak and Dagger — When Enigma Thief enters, Cloak and Dagger triggers

a Rogue enters the battlefield — 659 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Enigma Thief enters, Thieves' Guild Enforcer mills a card

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Enigma Thief, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Enigma Thief:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

When Enigma Thief attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  10. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

114 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

When Enigma Thief attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

182 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

When Enigma Thief blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  5. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  6. Dwindle — kills a creature
  7. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

When Enigma Thief attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Champions of the Perfect — When Enigma Thief is cast, Champions of the Perfect draws you 1 card

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

When Enigma Thief enters:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

308 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Enigma Thief is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Enigma Thief enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

42 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.