Diabolic Intent
Tales of Middle-earth Commander 526 • mythic
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Collector number
- 526
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $94.85
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.
"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
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Diabolic Intent was originally released in the 2001 expansion Planeshift, designed as a powerful sorcery that requires the sacrifice of a creature to tutor for a specific card. The card represents a classic trade-off in black-aligned magic, trading the life force of a minion for precise control over one's deck. Its inclusion in the 2023 Tales of Middle-earth Commander set marked a significant thematic shift, reimagining the card through the lens of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
The artwork for this specific edition was created by the renowned fantasy illustrators Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. The brothers, celebrated for their iconic 1970s The Lord of the Rings calendars, were commissioned to provide a definitive visual interpretation for the set. Their work for this card emphasizes the dark, corrupting influence associated with the One Ring and the treacherous nature of the desires it fosters, grounding the mechanical function of the card within the grim aesthetic of Middle-earth's darker lore.
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