Bala Ged Thief
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
ZendikarZEN · #79
- Card type
- Creature — Human Rogue Ally
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.35 € · ★ 0.93 € · 0.54 $ · ★ 1.25 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, target player reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to the number of Allies you control. You choose one of them. That player discards that card.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Matt Cavotta
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2009-10-02
Rulings
If the number of Allies you control as the ability resolves is greater than the number of cards in the targeted player’s hand, that player reveals their entire hand. You choose one of the cards revealed this way and that player discards it.
The ability counts the number of Allies you control as it resolves.