First printed in Theros (2013)

All 2 prints

Pioneer Masters (PIO) #370, 2024 (digital)
Theros (THS) #83, 2013

Dark Betrayal

Instant

Destroy target black creature.

"You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat."
—Basarios the Blade

Illustrated by: Nils Hamm

Legality

Legal in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Pioneer In 11 of 649 decks (1.7%), most in BRG (unclassified)

Share of decks

1.7%

▲ 1.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 11 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

61%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	7.1%	24%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-1 88%
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
BRG RNAPBP1 in Pioneer RC Super Qualifier	5-3 63%
BRG TheGodPharaoh in Pioneer RC Super Qualifier	5-3 63%
BRG xfile in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
BRG ejk in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
BRG makaaaa in Pioneer Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG TheGodPharaoh, 30 Oct	2 side	#25 of 160 5-3
BRG RNAPBP1, 30 Oct	2 side	#30 of 160 5-3
BRG xfile, 29 Oct	2 side	#2 (top 8) of 48 8-1
BRG makaaaa, 22 Oct	2 side	#21 of 40 3-3
BRG xfile, 19 Oct	2 side	#12 of 46 4-2
BRG xfile, 18 Oct	2 side	#11 of 32 3-2
BRG therock988, 18 Oct	2 side	#23 of 32 2-3
BRG Bugsy69, 17 Oct	2 side	#8 (top 8) of 26 3-3

Legacy In 1 of 1561 decks (0.1%), most in Dimir Tempo