Psychic Pickpocket
Creature — Octopus Rogue
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 960
- Illustrator
- Will Gist
- Found in
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Plays as: Card Draw · Looting · Counter Placer
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Rulings
5 · latest Apr 29, 2022 · one tap opens all
- WotCApr 29, 2022
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.
- WotCApr 29, 2022
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.
- WotCApr 29, 2022
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.
- WotCApr 29, 2022
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.
- WotCApr 29, 2022
The target permanent to return is chosen after Psychic Pickpocket connives.