---
name: "Devout Decree"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "92f8c8b1-1fd5-4e80-b8a9-51671937aaf2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/devout-decree-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Devout Decree
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature or planeswalker that's black or red. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

> *„Dies ist keine Bestrafung. Ich sorge nur dafür, dass alles ist, wie es sein sollte."
—Sephara, Klinge des Himmels*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ray of Ruin](/printing/ray-of-ruin-lci.md) — Sorcery
2. [Vanquish the Foul](/printing/vanquish-the-foul-ths.md) — Sorcery
3. [Angelic Edict](/printing/angelic-edict-j25.md) — Sorcery
4. [Celestial Purge](/printing/celestial-purge-p10.md) — Instant
5. [Mardu Devotee](/printing/mardu-devotee-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Scout
6. [Artisan's Sorrow](/printing/artisans-sorrow-ths.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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