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Strategic Betrayal
Sorcery
uncommon
Target opponent exiles a creature they control and their graveyard.
Semantic Tags
Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.
Removes threats by exiling rather than destroying — bypasses indestructible and death triggers.
Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.
A keyword ability that can return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield. See rule 702.93, “Undying.”
Format Legality
Price history
Printings (3)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Promo#56 | rare | · | · | · |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm#94 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm#422 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Related Rules
Undying
Undying is a triggered ability. “Undying” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a +1/+1 counter on it.”
If a state-based action results in a permanent leaving the battlefield at the same time other state-based actions were performed, that permanent’s last known information is derived from the game state before any of those state-based actions were performed.
Rulings
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.