First printed in Dragon's Maze (2013)
All 8 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7156, 2026
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2482, 2026
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Pioneer Masters (PIO) #235, 2024 (digital)
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Special Guests (SPG) #36, 2024
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Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #270, 2023
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Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC) #96, 2020
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Masters 25 (A25) #211, 2018
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Dragon's Maze (DGM) #88, 2013
Notion Thief 
Creature — Human Rogue
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.
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 1.1% of Pioneer decks played it (5 of 444). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.8% of Commander decks played it (48 of 6150). Most played in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft | 50.8% | -4.6 | +2.6 | 2072 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft | 46.4% | -7.8 | +1.1 | 949 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
9 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Opponents put all cards in hand on the bottom of their library on each of their draw steps, Lock: Notion Thief + Teferi's Puzzle Box
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers: Notion Thief + Wedding Ring
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Consecrated Sphinx + Notion Thief + Wrong Turn
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Consecrated Sphinx + Donate + Notion Thief
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Consecrated Sphinx + Fateful Handoff + Notion Thief
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Consecrated Sphinx + Harmless Offering + Notion Thief
- Each opponent loses the game, Infinite card draw for opponents…: Consecrated Sphinx + Notion Thief + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Bazaar Trader + Consecrated Sphinx + Notion Thief
- Infinite card draw for target opponent, Infinite draw triggers for target opponent…: Consecrated Sphinx + Notion Thief + The Beamtown Bullies
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
