Diabolic Tutor
Eighth Edition 128★ • uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 128★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rick Farrell
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
The best ideas often come from the worst minds.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Diabolic Tutor was first introduced in the Scourge expansion in 2003, but this particular version hails from the Eighth Edition core set, released later that year. As a hallmark of the black color identity in Magic: The Gathering, the card serves a functional purpose by allowing players to search their library for any specific card, embodying the flavor of dark, systematic research and sinister preparation.
The Eighth Edition printing featured new art by the illustrator Greg Staples, who moved away from the more overtly grotesque imagery of earlier incarnations to a more atmospheric, shadowed aesthetic. The design was part of Wizards of the Coast's effort to refresh the visual language of the game during its transition to the 'modern' card frame, and it remains a staple example of the utilitarian design philosophy that defines core set staples.
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