Bitter Triumph
Reprinted in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Bitter Triumph: Instant, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 3 life. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 173
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Commander rank
- 866 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Build around this card with Grover
About Bitter Triumph
Bitter Triumph is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 173 in that set, with art by Donato Giancola. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 3 life.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Though he wept at Inti's death, Caparocti's eyes were keen, and his spear pierced cleanly through Clavileño's tainted heart.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.49 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Bitter Triumph by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Bitter Triumph
Bitter Triumph has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #445 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #156 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #26 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #91 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Store Championships (SCH) #42 | Rare | 2025 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #91 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
More cards from Star Trek Commander
In these precons
Bitter Triumph is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Mardu Surge (TDC), led by Zurgo Stormrender