Strongarm Thug

1 printing · from $0.27 · pictured: Mercadian Masques #165

€0.11

cheapest of 42 store offers · see all

market $0.27

Mana cost: {2}{B}

Type: Creature — Human Mercenary

Commonly played as: Recursion

When this creature enters, you may return target Mercenary card from your graveyard to your hand.

Artist: Rebecca Guay

Released: 1999-10-04

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.27
  • TCGplayer foil: $1.96
  • Cardmarket: €0.19
  • Cardmarket foil: €4.41
  • MTGO tix: 0.04
$2.87$0.18
234 days of daily prices for Strongarm Thug: $0.18 to $0.27
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 234 days tracked · $0.18 → $0.27 (+50%) · low $0.18 · high $2.87
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Mercadian Masques #165) in 7 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
CardTraderHP · yesterdayHPregular€0.11yesterday
CardTraderMP · yesterdayMPregular€0.11yesterday
401 GamesHP · todayHPregularCA$0.21today
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.15today
GameKeeperMP · todayMPregularCA$0.24today
The Comic HunterNM · 4 days agoNMregularCA$0.274 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.19today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.19today
401 GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$0.32today
CardTraderDM · yesterdayDMregular€0.21yesterday
GameKeeperSP · todaySPregularCA$0.37today
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$0.26today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$1.01today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$2.32today
ManaPoolDM · foil · todayDMfoil$3.00today
CardTraderDM · foil · yesterdayDMfoil€3.96yesterday
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€4.41today
CardTraderMP · foil · yesterdayMPfoil€6.00yesterday
CardTraderNM · foil · yesterdayNMfoil€6.66yesterday
CardTraderSP · foil · yesterdaySPfoil€7.52yesterday

Truncated: 20 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 42 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 14 lists
  • Played in 2 decks

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All printings

Set#RarityUSD
Mercadian Masques#165 · uncommon165uncommon$0.27