Vicious Betrayal
Fifth Dawn 60 • common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tomas Giorello
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice any number of creatures.
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each creature sacrificed this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vicious Betrayal was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn set, the final expansion in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to complete the lore of Mirrodin, a metallic artificial plane, and introduced the 'sunburst' mechanic alongside themes of artifact-heavy gameplay. Mechanically, the card reflects the set's focus on high-mana costs and powerful late-game board states typical of the era's design philosophy.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, a long-time contributor to the game known for his dark and visceral aesthetic. His work on Vicious Betrayal captures the grim, high-stakes atmosphere of the Mirrodin conflict, utilizing a style that emphasizes the physical decay and tension inherent in the plane's lore. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a limited-format tool rather than a competitive staple, prized more for its thematic resonance within the block than for its utility in constructed formats.
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