---
name: "Enigma Thief"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Sphinx Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Prowl"]
set: "ZNC"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising Commander"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Victor Adame Minguez"
oracle_id: "d39a1e12-bb6b-4e7a-96a4-5dab98084716"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/enigma-thief-znc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Enigma Thief
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Sphinx Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Prowl

## Oracle Text
Prowl {3}{U} (You may cast this spell for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Sphinx or Rogue.)
Flying
When this creature enters, for each opponent, return up to one target nonland permanent that player controls to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Riddlemaster Sphinx](/printing/riddlemaster-sphinx-m19.md) — Creature — Sphinx
2. [Ingenious Thief](/printing/ingenious-thief-s99.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Rescuer Sphinx](/printing/rescuer-sphinx-war.md) — Creature — Sphinx
4. [Dazzling Sphinx](/printing/dazzling-sphinx-prm.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Sphinx Ambassador](/printing/sphinx-ambassador-m10.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sphinx of Uthuun](/printing/sphinx-of-uthuun-c18.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC) #4
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Victor Adame Minguez
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`