---
name: "Black Cat, Cunning Thief"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Veronica Fish"
oracle_id: "f5cdb413-2b72-4dc6-b93d-2532ac2ae568"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/black-cat-cunning-thief-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Black Cat, Cunning Thief
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cat Burglar](/printing/cat-burglar-exo.md) — Creature — Kor Rogue Minion
2. [The Magic Bandit](/printing/the-magic-bandit-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Grimoire Thief](/printing/grimoire-thief-mor.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
4. [Outrageous Robbery](/printing/outrageous-robbery-mkm.md) — Instant
5. [Opposition Agent](/printing/opposition-agent-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Gonti, Lord of Luxury](/printing/gonti-lord-of-luxury-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #222
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Veronica Fish
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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