---
name: "Balustrade Spy"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jaime Jones"
oracle_id: "39b4a47a-df51-4bd9-9a20-43ac80a5d352"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balustrade-spy-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "banned"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balustrade Spy
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, target player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker](/printing/mirko-vosk-mind-drinker-gk1.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire
2. [Vampire Nocturnus](/printing/vampire-nocturnus-pm10.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Duskmantle Seer](/printing/duskmantle-seer-cn2.md) — Creature — Vampire Wizard
4. [Gastal Raider](/printing/gastal-raider-dft.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
5. [Wizened Snitches](/printing/wizened-snitches-rav.md) — Creature — Faerie Rogue
6. [Clandestine Meddler](/printing/clandestine-meddler-mkm.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jaime Jones
- **Total Printings:** 34 across all historical editions

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