Diabolic Intent
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
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.
Rulings
5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 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.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Diabolic Intent, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauron, the Dark Lord | 1 | 10 | 0% |
| Ayala | 1 | 0 | — |
| Biollante | 1 | 0 | — |
| Clavileño, First of the Blessed | 1 | 0 | — |
| Dargo, the Shipwrecker | 1 | 0 | — |
| Etrata, the Silencer | 1 | 0 | — |
| Florian, Voldaren Scion | 1 | 0 | — |
| Glarb, Calamity's Augur | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Rakdos 3 decks
- Dimir 2 decks
- Sultai 2 decks
- Orzhov 2 decks
- Abzan 2 decks
- Mono-Black 1 deck
- Grixis 1 deck
- Mardu 1 deck
Diabolic Intent price history
The The Brothers' War #89 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $16.84 | $18.31 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $16.84 | $18.31 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $16.64 | $18.32 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $16.78 | $18.35 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $16.83 | $18.35 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $16.90 | $18.35 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $17.08 | $18.35 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $17.00 | $18.40 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $16.92 | $18.40 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $17.01 | $18.40 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $17.06 | $18.40 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $17.00 | $18.33 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $17.03 | $18.41 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $17.48 | $18.41 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $17.60 | $18.41 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $17.67 | $18.41 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $17.44 | $18.41 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $17.18 | $18.41 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $16.98 | $18.41 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $17.24 | $18.46 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $17.26 | $18.46 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $17.28 | $18.46 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $17.30 | $18.46 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $17.21 | $18.46 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $17.05 | $18.42 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $17.10 | $18.42 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $17.62 | $18.42 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Diabolic Intent
10 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Borderless
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $22.08
- Foil
- $24.24
Inverted
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages
- Normal
- $13.80
- Foil
- $49.08
Inverted
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Normal
- $104.11
- Foil
- $149.07
Extended Art
- Normal
- $15.66
- Foil
- $20.44
- Normal
- $16.84
- Foil
- $18.31
Promo
The Brothers' War Promos
- Normal
- $17.13
- Foil
- $16.91
Promo
The Brothers' War Promos
- Foil
- $23.86
Battlebond
- Normal
- $18.04
- Foil
- $44.45
Borderless
- Foil
- $106.48
- Normal
- $25.67
- Foil
- $642.49
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Diabolic Intent. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
