Blightwing Bandit

Creature — Faerie Rogue

Illustrated by Marie Magny

EDHREC Rank #6,161

Flying, deathtouch Whenever you cast your first spell during each opponent's turn, look at the top card of that player's library, then exile it face down. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Rulings (6)

You pay the costs for an exiled card if you cast it. You may pay any alternative costs the card has rather than the card's mana cost.

Sep 1, 2023

You may look at and cast the exiled cards (and spend mana of any type to do so) even if Blightwing Bandit leaves the battlefield. If another player gains control of Blightwing Bandit, that player can't look at or cast the cards, and you still can.

Sep 1, 2023

The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless. Snow mana is not a type of mana. Blightwing Bandit won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.

Sep 1, 2023