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Psychic Theft

{1}{U}

Sorcery

PCYProphecy#40rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 44–4400
Illustrator
Don Hazeltine
Found in
Prophecy Booster Pack
Printings1EDHREC rank#28,061
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Target player reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it and exile that card. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled. At the beginning of the next end step, if you haven't cast the card, return it to its owner's hand.
Plays as:
Cast From Exile
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.26
$0.18 low$0.13 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$5.96
$1.89 low-$3.11 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.26· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Feb 1, 2014
  • WotCFeb 1, 2014

    If you target yourself with this spell, you must reveal your entire hand to the other players just as any other player would.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    The card is revealed to all players while it is exiled.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    The card may only be cast once. Once it is announced and put on the stack, the card is no longer exiled and the effect of Psychic Theft ends.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    You can cast the instant or sorcery during the End step after you put the “at the beginning of the end step” trigger on the stack, as long as you do so before that trigger resolves.

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