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◇ Catalog #422

Strategic Betrayal

tdm·#422·uncommon·foil

Illus. Flavio Greco Paglia

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$1.04+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.08 · low $0.98

NM$1.04

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.96–$1.10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.26low $0.02range 6200.0%n 45

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,281 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.04

Nonfoil$0.50

Gameplay

Sorcery

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.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2025-04-04wotc

The opponent chooses which creature to exile as Strategic Betrayal resolves. If they don’t control any creatures at that time, they simply exile their graveyard.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.04. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.26 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #422 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,281 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Flavio Greco Paglia. Rarix catalogs 18 other cards credited to this artist.