Diabolic Tutor
Sorcery
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
*The wise always keep an ear open to the whispers of power.*
Why Play Diabolic Tutor
At four mana, Diabolic Tutor trades efficiency for flexibility, letting you find any card in your deck when you need it most. Midrange and control decks value this versatility for finding silver bullets against specific threats or assembling key pieces of their game plan. The card shines in longer games where having access to the perfect answer or win condition matters more than tempo, making it ideal for decks that can afford the mana investment.Format Notes
Diabolic Tutor sees its heaviest play in Commander, where the singleton format makes tutoring effects extremely valuable for consistency. The card appears occasionally in Pioneer and Modern combo decks that need redundant ways to find key pieces, though faster tutors are often preferred in competitive play. Legacy and Vintage generally ignore it due to superior tutoring options like Vampiric Tutor and Demonic Tutor being available.Combos & Synergies
Combo decks use Diabolic Tutor to assemble two-card win conditions reliably, searching for missing pieces like Thassa's Oracle in self-mill strategies or Approach of the Second Sun in control builds. The tutor pairs well with expensive but powerful threats like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, letting you find your finisher when you're ready to deploy it. Graveyard-based decks appreciate tutoring for key enablers like Entomb or reanimation spells to complete their strategy.Featured in These Decks
- Heavenly Inferno Commander
- Heavenly Inferno Commander
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