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Diabolic Intent

Card Name

Diabolic Intent

Mana Cost

1

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Mythic Rare

rules 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.

Flavor Text

"Alas for Saruman! The palantír was his downfall, I now perceive. Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves." —Gandalf

Legal Formats

Brawl, Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Pauper

Rulings

(10/4/2004)
You must choose a card if there are any in your library.
(4/15/2013)
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
(4/15/2013)
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.
(10/14/2022)
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
(10/14/2022)
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.