Diabolic Intent (Borderless) – MTG Proxy Commander: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

• Rarity:M
• #:526
• Card Type:Sorcery
• Flavor:“Alas for Saruman! The palantír was his downfall, I now perceive. Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves.”
  —Gandalf

Diabolic Intent offers Demonic Tutor-like efficiency with a sacrifice attached. For two mana, you sacrifice a creature as an additional cost and then search your library for any card and put it into your hand. In a deck that values every creature, that sacrifice is a meaningful downside. In a deck specifically designed around sacrificing creatures, however, the drawback can become an advantage.

That makes Diabolic Intent especially strong in aristocrats, token, reanimator, and sacrifice-heavy strategies. You can sacrifice a creature that has already served its purpose, trigger death or sacrifice abilities, put something useful into your graveyard, and simultaneously search for exactly the card you need next. Instead of simply paying a cost to tutor, the deck can often profit from both halves of the card. When its sacrifice requirement is easy to satisfy, Diabolic Intent comes remarkably close to Demonic Tutor while also advancing your deck’s broader game plan.