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Tinybones, Bauble Burglar

Card: Tinybones, Bauble Burglar

Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue · 1B

Color identity: Black

Tinybones, Bauble Burglar is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
Whenever an opponent discards a card, exile it from their graveyard with a stash counter on it.
During your turn, you may play cards you don't own with stash counters on them from exile, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
{3}{B}, {T}: Each opponent discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Reference price of the card: €0.72

Average lands in decks for Tinybones, Bauble Burglar: 35

DiscardTheftControlGroup SlugWheelsReanimatorStaxGroup Hug

Build your Tinybones, Bauble Burglar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.

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🎲 How the average Tinybones, Bauble Burglar deck starts over 4,000 games

The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.

2.1average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
32 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
29 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
64 %of games close out the table before turn 12
11median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: D (41/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)

Sol Ring · Waste Not · Burglar Rat · Bandit's Talent · Syphon Mind · Painful Quandary · Dark Ritual · Oppression · Geth's Grimoire · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Dark Deal · Vicious Rumors · Virus Beetle · Arcane Signet · The Raven Man · Tinybones Joins Up · Jet Medallion · Elderfang Disciple · Megrim · Duress · Nezumi Informant · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Delirium Skeins · Liliana's Caress · Crypt Ghast · Sangromancer · Bottomless Pit · Fell Specter · Pilfer · Feed the Swarm · Hecteyes · Necrogoyf · Liliana of the Veil · Defile · Entropic Battlecruiser · Necrogen Mists · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Mindslicer · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Hopeless Nightmare · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Infernal Grasp · Mind Rake · Phyrexian Arena · Raiders' Wake · Cunning Lethemancer · Thieving Varmint · Rankle's Prank · Swiftfoot Boots · Withering Torment · Imp's Mischief · Lightning Greaves · Plaguecrafter · Reanimate · Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance · Mind Stone · Sign in Blood · Thoughtseize · Toxic Deluge · Fake Your Own Death · Let's Play a Game · Deadly Rollick · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

🃏 Recommended cards for Tinybones, Bauble Burglar

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tinybones, Bauble Burglar, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Waste Not 83% +72%
Bandit's Talent 73% +67%
Burglar Rat 75% +65%
Painful Quandary 70% +60%
Oppression 67% +59%
Geth's Grimoire 66% +59%
Syphon Mind 71% +59%
Vicious Rumors 64% +58%
Virus Beetle 64% +58%
Tinybones Joins Up 62% +57%
The Raven Man 62% +56%
Rankle, Master of Pranks 66% +54%
Dark Deal 64% +53%
Megrim 58% +53%
Elderfang Disciple 58% +52%
Duress 57% +51%
Geier Reach Sanitarium 61% +50%
Tourach, Dread Cantor 54% +50%
Tinybones, Trinket Thief 53% +49%
Nezumi Informant 55% +49%
Delirium Skeins 51% +47%
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal 52% +46%
Pilfer 48% +45%
Liliana's Caress 50% +45%

💰 The best cards for your Tinybones, Bauble Burglar deck, by budget

Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.

Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card

The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.

  • Bandit's Talent€0.17 · 73% inclusion
  • Burglar Rat€0.07 · 75% inclusion
  • Painful Quandary€0.96 · 70% inclusion
  • Oppression€1.61 · 67% inclusion
  • Syphon Mind€0.16 · 71% inclusion
  • Vicious Rumors€0.18 · 64% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Waste Not€5.04 · 83% inclusion
  • Geth's Grimoire€2.83 · 66% inclusion
  • Dark Deal€2.65 · 64% inclusion
  • Tinybones, Trinket Thief€6.99 · 53% inclusion
  • Liliana's Caress€5.73 · 50% inclusion
  • Bottomless Pit€5.08 · 48% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Anvil of Bogardan€21.42 · 15% inclusion
  • Bloodchief Ascension€15.11 · 17% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Tinybones, Bauble Burglar

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tinybones, Bauble Burglar's color identity?

Tinybones, Bauble Burglar is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.

What turn does Tinybones, Bauble Burglar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Tinybones, Bauble Burglar deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: D (41/100).

How many lands should a Tinybones, Bauble Burglar deck run?

Real Tinybones, Bauble Burglar decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.

What are the best cards for Tinybones, Bauble Burglar?

The three highest-synergy cards are Waste Not, Bandit's Talent, Burglar Rat. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tinybones, Bauble Burglar decks.

What combos does Tinybones, Bauble Burglar have?

Tinybones, Bauble Burglar has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.

How much does a Tinybones, Bauble Burglar deck cost?

You can start cheap: Bandit's Talent, Burglar Rat, Painful Quandary are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.

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