---
name: "Alora, Merry Thief"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Choose a background"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Aaron Miller"
oracle_id: "a26432ff-ae60-454d-a6de-fec3feafa669"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alora-merry-thief-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Alora, Merry Thief
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Choose a background

## Oracle Text
Whenever you attack, up to one target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn. Return that creature to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Alora, Cheerful Thief](/printing/alora-cheerful-thief-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
2. [Alora, Cheerful Mastermind](/printing/alora-cheerful-mastermind-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
3. [Alora, Cheerful Swashbuckler](/printing/alora-cheerful-swashbuckler-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
4. [Alora, Rogue Companion](/printing/alora-rogue-companion-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
5. [Alora, Cheerful Scout](/printing/alora-cheerful-scout-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue Scout
6. [Alora, Cheerful Assassin](/printing/alora-cheerful-assassin-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #55
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Aaron Miller
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`