---
name: "Thieving Otter"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Otter"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jakub Kasper"
oracle_id: "5dee663f-9e2e-4503-8086-fc51664fdf29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thieving-otter-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thieving Otter
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Otter
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card.

> *"You're telling me we spent a year securing the sanctuary against pterosaurs, rambeasts, and nightfangs . . . and we were robbed by what?"
—Endris, Drannith magistrate*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #69
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jakub Kasper
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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