---
name: "Tax Taker"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Rat Advisor"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "524"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Marc-André Dupont"
oracle_id: "b58e7316-57e1-4cd7-a1d2-885a5338f951"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tax-taker-mb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tax Taker
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent pays a tax from a spell or permanent you control, create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the amount of mana they paid. (This happens each time a spell you control or an ability of a permanent you control causes an opponent to pay extra mana. Cards that can tax opponents include Mana Tithe, Esper Sentinel, and Ghostly Prison.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tax Collector](/printing/tax-collector-acr.md) — Creature — Human Advisor
2. [Monologue Tax](/printing/monologue-tax-dsc.md) — Enchantment
3. [Vazi, Keen Negotiator](/printing/vazi-keen-negotiator-ncc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
4. [Tax Keeper](/printing/tax-keeper-unk.md) — Creature — Elf Advisor
5. [Smothering Tithe](/printing/smothering-tithe-cmm.md) — Enchantment
6. [The Pleasant Taxer](/printing/the-pleasant-taxer-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #524
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Marc-André Dupont

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