---
name: "Thieves' Auction"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "MMQ-218"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kevin Murphy"
oracle_id: "230ee0b4-eb75-457f-b171-72d585cfb5aa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thieves-auction-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thieves' Auction
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Exile all nontoken permanents. Starting with you, each player chooses one of the exiled cards and puts it onto the battlefield tapped under their control. Repeat this process until all cards exiled this way have been chosen.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Whims of the Fates](/printing/whims-of-the-fates-bng.md) — Sorcery
2. [Rare-B-Gone](/printing/rare-b-gone-unh.md) — Sorcery
3. [Dimensional Breach](/printing/dimensional-breach-scg.md) — Sorcery
4. [Ill-Gotten Gains](/printing/ill-gotten-gains-usg.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fortunate Few](/printing/fortunate-few-pz2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sudden Disappearance](/printing/sudden-disappearance-dka.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #MMQ-218
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kevin Murphy
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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