Sinister Sabotage

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Sinister Sabotage: Instant, Ravnica Remastered. Counter target spell. Surveil 1. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Ravnica Remastered (RVR)
Released
2024-01-12
Collector number
61
Artist
Mathias Kollros
Commander rank
6,326 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Surveil

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About Sinister Sabotage

Sinister Sabotage is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Ravnica Remastered (RVR), a Masters set released in January 2024. It is collector number 61 in that set, with art by Mathias Kollros. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Guilds of Ravnica (2018) to Ravnica Remastered (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Counter target spell.

Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

"We have intel that some guilds have fallen under an invader's influence. Until we're sure, no venture succeeds." -Lazav

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Sinister Sabotage by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Sinister Sabotage

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

PrintingRarityYear
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #60Uncommon2022
Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #54Uncommon2018
Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #54Uncommon2018

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Sinister Sabotage, newest first.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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