Printings
Diabolic Intent
Card Information
Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: The Brothers' War (BRO)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 89
Oracle Text
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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 14, 2022
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
Source: wotc - October 14, 2022
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
Source: wotc - April 15, 2013
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
You must choose a card if there are any in your library.
Source: wotc
Price History
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