Sinister Sabotage
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Starter Commander DecksSCD · #60
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.16 € · 0.23 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Counter target spell. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Mathias Kollros
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-12-02
Flavour text
"We have intel that some guilds have fallen under an invader's influence. Until we're sure, no venture succeeds." —Lazav
Rulings
A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Sinister Sabotage. The spell won't be countered when Sinister Sabotage resolves, but you'll still surveil 1.
Some spells that instruct you to surveil require targets. You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't surveil.
You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.
