Psychic Pickpocket⁣ - Streets of New Capenna⁣ (Uncommon)⁣ [54]

When you cast Psychic Pickpocket, it enters the battlefield and triggers its connive ability. This allows you to draw a card and then discard a card; if the discarded card is a nonland, Psychic Pickpocket gets a +1/+1 counter, increasing its toughness to 3. Additionally, you can return one target nonland permanent to its owner's hand, which is useful for removing an opponent's threat or resetting a problematic enchantment. You’d want to play Psychic Pickpocket in a deck that can benefit from card selection and disruption, particularly if you have valuable nonland cards to discard for the counter boost. However, at a mana cost of {4}{U}, it’s a bit pricey for a creature that isn’t exceptionally resilient on its own, so you’ll want to ensure you’re in a position to gain significant value from both its connive ability and the bounce effect.