---
name: "Snooping Newsie"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Rogue"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "common"
artist: "E. M. Gist"
oracle_id: "347a5faa-5656-4a36-af44-ab5a3ed267f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/snooping-newsie-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Snooping Newsie
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, mill two cards. (Put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.)
As long as there are five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has lifelink.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thieves' Guild Enforcer](/printing/thieves-guild-enforcer-pm21.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
2. [Anowon, the Ruin Thief](/printing/anowon-the-ruin-thief-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Rogue
3. [Scarblade Scout](/printing/scarblade-scout-ecl.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
4. [Selhoff Occultist](/printing/selhoff-occultist-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Devourer of Memory](/printing/devourer-of-memory-thb.md) — Creature — Nightmare
6. [Shinra Reinforcements](/printing/shinra-reinforcements-fin.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #222
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** E. M. Gist
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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