Strategic Betrayal (SLP #56)
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Strategic Betrayal is a rare printing from Secret Lair Promo (SLP #56), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Ian Permana.
Card text
Target opponent exiles a creature they control and their graveyard.
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Secret Lair Promo (SLP) |
| Collector number | 56 |
| Artist | Ian Permana |
| Released | 2026-12-11 |
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- April 4, 2025 — 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.
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