First printed in Streets of New Capenna (2022)
Creature — Octopus Rogue
When this creature enters, it connives. When it connives this way, return up to one target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
3/2
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (5)
- If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.
- The target permanent to return is chosen after Psychic Pickpocket connives.
- Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
- If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives, such as that of Psychic Pickpocket, will trigger.
- If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
8 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite lifegain…: Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Psychic Pickpocket
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Jodah, Archmage Eternal + Morophon, the Boundless + Psychic Pickpocket
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Maskwood Nexus + Psychic Pickpocket + Rooftop Storm
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Fist of Suns + Morophon, the Boundless + Psychic Pickpocket
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Arcane Adaptation + Psychic Pickpocket + Rooftop Storm
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Crystalline Crawler + Dancing from Dark to Dawn + Psychic Pickpocket
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Animar, Soul of Elements + Phyrexian Altar + Psychic Pickpocket + Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Conspiracy + Psychic Pickpocket + Rooftop Storm