---
name: "Dark Betrayal"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "370"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "d3ebe9ae-108f-4d23-a236-35d632889cf8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-betrayal-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dark Betrayal
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target black creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Murderous Betrayal](/printing/murderous-betrayal-8ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Murder](/printing/murder-znc.md) — Instant
3. [Dark Banishing](/printing/dark-banishing-ptc.md) — Instant
4. [Hero's Downfall](/printing/heros-downfall-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Finishing Blow](/printing/finishing-blow-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Annihilate](/printing/annihilate-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #370
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`