Black Cat, Cunning Thief

{3}{B}{B} · Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain

When Black Cat enters, look at the top nine cards of target opponent's library, exile two of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. You may play the exiled cards for as long as they remain exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast spells this way.

Rulings (2)

Sep 19, 2025 · You must follow all normal timing rules when playing a land or casting a spell this way.

Sep 19, 2025 · If there are fewer than nine cards left in the opponent's library as the ability resolves, you look at all of the remaining cards.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardLegal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Standard

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=104 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Sultai Elementals	Standard	80%	2×	5
Sultai Control	Standard	25%	1×	4
Dimir Excruciator	Standard	1.1%	2×	95

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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