---
name: "Zhentarim Bandit"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Halfling Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "86a7f685-05d0-4167-b5bb-8f6943c23087"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zhentarim-bandit-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Zhentarim Bandit
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Halfling Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay 1 life. If you do, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

> *« Les Zhentarims sont malhonnête, sans pitié, et sans scrupules. Mais je dois avouer qu'ils sont efficaces. »
—Commandante Liara Portyr*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hoard Robber](/printing/hoard-robber-hbg.md) — Creature — Tiefling Rogue
2. [Treasure Dredger](/printing/treasure-dredger-otj.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Noggle Robber](/printing/noggle-robber-ecl.md) — Creature — Noggle Rogue
4. [Common Crook](/printing/common-crook-spm.md) — Creature — Human Rogue Villain
5. [Undercity Scrounger](/printing/undercity-scrounger-neo.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Redcap Thief](/printing/redcap-thief-woe.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #158
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`