Sticky FingersHow it works & interactions with other cards

Making Contact

Sticky Fingers grants the enchanted creature menace, meaning it requires at least two blockers to be legally blocked. If your opponent cannot commit two creatures to stop it, the creature will likely deal combat damage to the player, triggering the ability to create a Treasure token. This makes it an excellent tool for aggressive decks that need to maintain momentum.

Step-by-Step Resolution

First, you cast Sticky Fingers targeting a creature on the battlefield. Once it resolves, the creature gains menace and the triggered ability to generate Treasures. When that creature deals combat damage to a player, the Treasure ability triggers and goes on the stack; once it resolves, you put a Treasure token onto the battlefield. If the enchanted creature is destroyed or dies due to combat, the Aura's final ability triggers, allowing you to draw a card.

Common Mistakes

A common mistake is forgetting that the card draw only triggers when the enchanted creature dies, not when the Aura itself is destroyed. If an opponent uses a spell to destroy only Sticky Fingers while leaving the creature alive, you do not get to draw a card. Additionally, the Treasure is only created during combat damage; non-combat damage dealt by the creature will not trigger the ability.

When to Play It

Sticky Fingers is best played early in the game on a creature with high power or other keyword abilities. Because it costs only one red mana, it allows you to start generating mana advantage through Treasures as early as turn two or three, setting up larger plays later in the game.

Interaction examples

Scaling Artifact Power

Urza's Saga

If you use Urza's Saga to create a Construct token, that token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control. By enchanting a creature with Sticky Fingers and connecting for damage, you create Treasure tokens which are artifacts, directly increasing the power and toughness of your Saga's Constructs.

Incidental Burn Damage

Impact Tremors

While Sticky Fingers creates Treasure tokens (which are not creatures), having Impact Tremors on the field ensures that every time you follow up your extra mana with a new creature spell, you are dealing damage to all opponents, maximizing the value of your aggressive start.

Mana Acceleration

Treasure

Enchant a small creature with Sticky Fingers on turn one or two. Once it attacks and isn't blocked by two creatures, it deals damage and creates a Treasure token. You can then tap and sacrifice that Treasure to produce one mana of any color, allowing you to play a four-mana spell a turn earlier than usual.