Diabolic Tutor
Hachette UK 51 • uncommon
- Set
- Hachette UK
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rick Farrell
What it does
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
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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 originally released as part of the Odyssey expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2001, designed by Mike Elliott as a potent card-searching mechanic. The card allowed players to tutor their library for any card at a reasonable mana cost, cementing its place as a staple for black-aligned control and combo decks. Its inclusion in the Hachette UK 'Magic: The Gathering Collection' was intended to introduce newer players to iconic spells that helped define the game's strategic landscape during the early 2000s.
The card features artwork by Mike Dringenberg, a celebrated illustrator known for his significant contributions to The Sandman series. Dringenberg’s depiction captures the sinister essence of the black mana color identity, utilizing dark, moody tones to reflect the theme of arcane manipulation. The Hachette UK print run maintains the classic aesthetic of the original card while serving as a curated inclusion for collectors building a thematic archive of the game's most enduring utility spells.
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