---
name: "Thief of Hope"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Soulshift"]
set: "MM2"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2015"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "d3fa1320-9e95-437a-aa36-102a2722fc42"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thief-of-hope-mm2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thief of Hope
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Soulshift

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Soulshift 2 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elder Pine of Jukai](/printing/elder-pine-of-jukai-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Kami of Empty Graves](/printing/kami-of-empty-graves-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Devouring Greed](/printing/devouring-greed-mm2.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
4. [Entropic Eidolon](/printing/entropic-eidolon-dis.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Scuttling Death](/printing/scuttling-death-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [He Who Hungers](/printing/he-who-hungers-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #100
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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