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Tomb Robber

CREATURE — HUMAN PIRATE Rare
Rivals of Ixalan RIX #87 EDHREC #21,060
$0.19
+0.0% 7 days

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Tomb Robber Price Summary

Tomb Robber's current headline price is $0.19.

Tomb Robber Printings & Prices

3 printings

Tomb Robber has 3 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

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Card Kingdom RIX #87 Foil
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Tomb Robber Rules Text & Legality

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Creature — Human Pirate — mana cost {2}{B}

Menace

{1}, Discard a card: This creature explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Tomb Robber is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Tomb Robber Rulings

5 most recent
  • Jan 19, 2018 If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.
  • Jan 19, 2018 If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature you control explores" trigger if appropriate.
  • Jan 19, 2018 If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.
  • Jan 19, 2018 If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
  • Jan 19, 2018 In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)

Reprints & Reprint Risk

4 printings

Tomb Robber has been reprinted 4 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
PLST #RIX-87 2022-04-29 Rare Standard
RIX #87 2018-01-19 Rare Standard
RIX #87 2018-01-19 Rare Standard
PRIX #87s 2018-01-19 Rare Prerelease

Tomb Robber in Commander

Tomb Robber is the #21,060 most-played card on EDHREC, down 421 places over the last 30 days.

Tomb Robber FAQ

How much is Tomb Robber worth?

Tomb Robber is worth about $0.19 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Tomb Robber legal in Commander?

Yes — Tomb Robber is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Tomb Robber been reprinted?

Yes — Tomb Robber has been reprinted 4 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Tomb Robber cheap?

Tomb Robber trades at about $0.19 — 4 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#21,060 on EDHREC).