Dark Deal

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Dark Deal: Sorcery, Fate Reforged. Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Fate Reforged (FRF)
Released
2015-01-23
Collector number
66
Artist
Scott Murphy
Commander rank
1,454 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Dark Deal

Dark Deal is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black sorcery from Fate Reforged (FRF), an expansion set released in January 2015. It is collector number 66 in that set, with art by Scott Murphy. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Fate Reforged (2015) to Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.

The first khans of the Sultai relied on the magic of the rakshasa to ensure the survival of the clan.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.27 (as of 2026-11-02).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Dark Deal by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Dark Deal

Dark Deal has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #161Uncommon2025
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #89Uncommon2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #873Rare2024

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Dark Deal.

  • If a player had one card or no cards in their hand, that player won't draw any cards.

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