“"Alas for Saruman! The palantir was his downfall, I now perceive. Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves." —Gandalf”
Diabolic Intent
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Oracle 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 palantir was his downfall, I now perceive. Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves." —Gandalf
Set: Tales of Middle-earth Commander (#526), Rarity: Mythic, Artist: Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
Sorcery
Black
Mythic
$97.54
Regular
$122.41
✨ Foil
€99.30
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (33)
9 Languages
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en
English
Viewing Here
11 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Diabolic Intent Tales of Middle-earth Commander Viewing | LTC | Mythic | Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt | 2023-11-03 |
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Diabolic Intent Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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Diabolic Intent Amonkhet Invocations | MP2 | Special | Joseph Meehan | 2017-04-28 |
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Diabolic Intent Battlebond | BBD | Rare | Josu Hernaiz | 2018-06-08 |
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Diabolic Intent The Brothers' War Promos | PBRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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Diabolic Intent The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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Diabolic Intent The Brothers' War Promos | PBRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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Diabolic Intent The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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Diabolic Intent Magic Online Promos | PRM | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2023-04-15 |
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Diabolic Intent Final Fantasy: Through the Ages | FCA | Rare | Fumio Minagawa | 2025-06-13 |
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Diabolic Intent Secret Lair Drop | SLD | Rare | Septian Fajrianto | 2026-08-17 |
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pt
Português (Portuguese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Intento Diabólico Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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Intento Diabólico The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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zhs
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
4 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Diabolic Intent Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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恶魔意图 Battlebond | BBD | Rare | Josu Hernaiz | 2018-06-08 |
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恶魔意图 The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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恶魔意图 The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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de
Deutsch (German)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Teuflischer Vorsatz Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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Teuflischer Vorsatz The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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Teuflischer Vorsatz The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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es
Español (Spanish)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Intención Diabólica Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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Intención diabólica The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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fr
Français (French)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Diabolique dessein Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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Diabolique dessein The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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Diabolique dessein The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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it
Italiano (Italian)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Intento Diabolico Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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Intento Diabolico The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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ja
日本語 (Japanese)
5 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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悪魔の意図 Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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悪魔の意図 Battlebond | BBD | Rare | Josu Hernaiz | 2018-06-08 |
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悪魔の意図 The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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悪魔の意図 The Brothers' War | BRO | Rare | Dan Murayama Scott | 2022-11-18 |
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悪魔の意図 Final Fantasy: Through the Ages | FCA | Rare | Fumio Minagawa | 2025-06-13 |
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zht
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Diabolic Intent Planeshift | PLS | Rare | Dave Dorman | 2001-02-05 |
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