---
name: "Strategic Betrayal"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "94"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Flavio Greco Paglia"
oracle_id: "0127c13f-7b0f-44c3-8b35-97f306c5f239"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/strategic-betrayal-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Strategic Betrayal
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent exiles a creature they control and their graveyard.

> *As Sultai blades threatened Qatros city walls, Mehtma of House Fenzala turned her weapons on her political rivals.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mnemonic Betrayal](/printing/mnemonic-betrayal-grn.md) — Sorcery
2. [Feed the Serpent](/printing/feed-the-serpent-khm.md) — Instant
3. [Dark Betrayal](/printing/dark-betrayal-pio.md) — Instant
4. [Exile into Darkness](/printing/exile-into-darkness-sok.md) — Sorcery
5. [Vessel of Malignity](/printing/vessel-of-malignity-soi.md) — Enchantment
6. [Shadow of the Enemy](/printing/shadow-of-the-enemy-hoc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #94
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Flavio Greco Paglia
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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