Diabolic Intent

Tales of Middle-earth Commander • #526 • mythic

Sorcery |

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Live Value $104.65

Foil Multiplier: 1.35x

Reprint Profile:

Printed 11 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like Tales of Middle-earth Commander, Battlebond.

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Diabolic Intent

Tales of Middle-earth Commander • #526 • mythic

Current Valuation

$104.65

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Rarity

mythic

Set Origin

LTC

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#276

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Sorcery

Color Identity Black

🖋️ Curator's Notes

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

""Alas for Saruman! The palantir was his downfall, I now perceive. Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves." —Gandalf"

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Official Judge Precedents

5 Precedents

2004-10-04

You must choose a card if there are any in your library.

2013-04-15

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

2013-04-15

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

2022-10-14

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

2022-10-14

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2023-11-03

Set Name: Tales of Middle-earth Commander

Artist Reference: Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt

Border Profile: borderless

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status silverfoil • universesbeyond • boosterfun

Edition Status Reprint