---
name: "Thieving Varmint"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Varmint"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Deathtouch"]
set: "OTC"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Néstor Ossandón Leal"
oracle_id: "b9f3cf9f-24c7-43ed-9ba1-f4570df3d09e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thieving-varmint-otc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thieving Varmint
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Varmint
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch, lifelink
{T}, Pay 1 life: Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast spells you don't own.

> *Tras ver lo que hacía la alimaña con su reloj de bolsillo, Elsa dudó de si quería recuperarlo.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #23
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Néstor Ossandón Leal
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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