Shadow of Doubt
Ravnica: City of Guilds 253 • rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 253
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana or black mana blue mana or black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $3.66
What it does
(blue mana or black mana can be paid with either blue mana or black mana.)
Players can't search libraries this turn.
Draw a card.
"Your ignorance is my bliss."— Szadek
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shadow of Doubt was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as an uncommon land-hate card, its primary utility was to disrupt decks relying heavily on library searching mechanics by preventing players from searching their libraries for a single turn, while also replacing itself in the caster's hand. Its mechanical focus reflected the complex, multi-layered politics of the Ravnica setting, where information control was a central theme of the city-plane's guild-based power struggles.
The card’s striking illustration was created by artist Greg Staples. Staples opted for a moody, noir-inspired aesthetic that aligns with the espionage themes of the Dimir guild within the set. By depicting a shrouded, indistinct figure in a dark urban environment, the artwork captures the paranoia and uncertainty inherent in the spell's effect. Upon its release, the card gained significant traction in competitive eternal formats, particularly as a versatile sideboard option for dealing with fetch-land heavy strategies.
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