Psychic Pickpocket

Creature — Octopus Rogue

Streets of New Capenna·#54·uncommon·Will Gist

$0.09 / €0.08

Foil$0.09 / €0.07

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.)

Legal in

Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic

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.

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The target permanent to return is chosen after Psychic Pickpocket connives.

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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.

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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.

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