Yes, actually, Aura Thief does steal Auras. In MOST cases, however, gaining control of an Aura does nothing, given that Auras are generally attached to other permenants. Aura Thief would steal Glacial Armor, but not the creature to which it is attached.
garbagegatherer
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Looks like a merfolk to me.
OutlawD1
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Basically you get to control or change what the enchantment or aura does. You can deny opponents their auras that require activated abilities to be effective. Auras with static and triggered abilities won't really matter, unless they affect "you" somehow. Regular enchantments are usually static, but also usually penalize your "opponent" and benefit "you" (the controller).
Fabercastel
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Broken when used with Flash while Enchanted Evening is in play, tipping the game so much in your favor that it's almost impossible to recover from. Almost not worth playing in any deck that doesn't involve that enchantment.
The look of everyone else's face on the table as you reach over and grab all their lands is kind of priceless, though the novelty of it wears off eventually.
I just love the fact that it's stuck on a flying 2/2 body... SMEXY!
supershawn
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(4 votes)
I love how the ruling is like, yeah this card doesn't really do anything.
BegleOne
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
The guy who suggested Auratog thinks in the direction I'd go with this card. I may not get to move the enchantments, but I can sacrifice them.
I can't think of an environment when I'd be certain enough to come across enough enchantment-heavy decks for this to be worthwhile, except maybe as a single in a tool-box type deck.
sonorhC
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Examples of auras for which it matters who controls them: Firebreathing: The activated ability is on the enchantment, not on the creature, so you decide whether to pump up the enchanted creature (and will presumably decide not to). Control Magic: It says "you control enchanted creature", and who "you" is changes. So in this case you'd steal the creature, too. Vow of Wildness: The "you" in "can't attack you" is the enchantment's controller, so now that creature can't attack you, but can attack whomever the previous controller was. Prison Term: The controller is the one who decides whether to move it to a new creature.
Create great politics in multi-player games, you know some people would rather protect the Thief than letting it die and you stealing all enchantments.
Wraique
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
@ supershawn - I know right. That's not even a ruling. It's not even correct.
"Hey judge, can you just like, give us your general opinion on this card?"
"Aura Theif? Yeah, I'm not interested in that stupid card. Enchantments are for smack crackers. Who'd want to steal them?"
There are currently 917 enchantments that have the word 'you' or 'opponent' written on them, and many with activated abilites.
RedAtrocitus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
Read that ruling. Let's apply the same principles to other cards.
Maelstrom Pulse: Most permanents are lands, so this card probably isn't that useful. Doom Blade: 15-20% of creatures are black, so this is nearly unplayable. Treachery: Some creatures have effects that are independent of controller so this is worthless. Vindicate: Can't kill Emrakul, bin it.
Salient
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
"Gaining control of an enchantment often isn't very interesting..."
One of the only times Wizards takes pains to acknowledge that a card sucks, it's about a card that doesn't actually suck.
Lord_of_Gelectrodes
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Lol theros
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"The look of everyone else's face on the table as you reach over and grab all their lands is kind of priceless"
What do you mean, "kind of"?
JarieSuicune
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Just took control of the Gods and their almighty weapons. I'm feeling pretty good right about now. Time for a nap. -Theros smasher.
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The look of everyone else's face on the table as you reach over and grab all their lands is kind of priceless, though the novelty of it wears off eventually.
I can't think of an environment when I'd be certain enough to come across enough enchantment-heavy decks for this to be worthwhile, except maybe as a single in a tool-box type deck.
Firebreathing: The activated ability is on the enchantment, not on the creature, so you decide whether to pump up the enchanted creature (and will presumably decide not to).
Control Magic: It says "you control enchanted creature", and who "you" is changes. So in this case you'd steal the creature, too.
Vow of Wildness: The "you" in "can't attack you" is the enchantment's controller, so now that creature can't attack you, but can attack whomever the previous controller was.
Prison Term: The controller is the one who decides whether to move it to a new creature.
Examples of auras for which it doesn't matter:
Unholy Strength, Rancor, Power of Fire, Arrest
"Hey judge, can you just like, give us your general opinion on this card?"
"Aura Theif? Yeah, I'm not interested in that stupid card. Enchantments are for smack crackers. Who'd want to steal them?"
There are currently 917 enchantments that have the word 'you' or 'opponent' written on them, and many with activated abilites.
Maelstrom Pulse: Most permanents are lands, so this card probably isn't that useful.
Doom Blade: 15-20% of creatures are black, so this is nearly unplayable.
Treachery: Some creatures have effects that are independent of controller so this is worthless.
Vindicate: Can't kill Emrakul, bin it.
One of the only times Wizards takes pains to acknowledge that a card sucks, it's about a card that doesn't actually suck.
What do you mean, "kind of"?
-Theros smasher.