Mind Games with Devour Intellect
Devour Intellect offers a clever twist on disrupting your opponent’s strategy, perfectly fitting the gritty scheming vibe of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. For just a single black mana, this sorcery forces an opponent to discard a card, but its real cunning emerges if you’ve spent Treasure mana casting it. Instead of a blind discard, you get to peek at their hand and pick the nonland card to exile, turning the tide by stripping away their most threatening resource. It’s a subtle yet effective way to control the game’s flow, especially when paired with Treasure generators like Goldspan Dragon or mana acceleration spells that feed your coffers.
On top of its disruption, Devour Intellect’s low cost means you can weave it seamlessly into early plays or combos. It synergizes well with other discard or hand-control effects, enhancing your ability to predict and dismantle your opponent’s plans. In formats where information is power, this card’s ability to reveal and selectively remove threats can be a decisive tool in your arsenal, embodying the cunning espionage of Nihiloor, the Xanathar Guild spymaster.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {B}
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Card Type: Sorcery
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Subtypes: —
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Target opponent discards a card. If mana from a Treasure was spent to cast this spell, instead that player reveals their hand, you choose a nonland card from it, then that player discards that card.
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Power / Toughness: —
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