Temple of Deceit
Mana Cost: -
Type: Land
Oracle Text:
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {U} or {B}.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (24) →
Expansion: Aetherdrift Commander
Price ( USD): $0.34
USD: $0.34 · EUR: €0.18
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Character Background
Temple of Deceit neatly embodies the Dimir ethos: a slow but stealthy investment that trades an early tempo hit for information and reliable blue/black fixing, making it best suited to control, value-oriented midrange, or combo shells that prioritize hitting key answers or pieces over rushing the board. The scry 1 on entry lets you sculpt your draw immediately—use it to bury an extra land or reveal an answer needed for the opponent’s plan—so the land often pays for its own delay. It pairs especially well with one-mana cantrips (Ponder, Serum Visions) and fetchlands like Polluted Delta, which let you shuffle away an unwanted top card after scrying, and with decks that play multiple workhorse answer spells (Counterspell, Fatal Push) where consistent U/B access matters more than speed. In deckbuilding, treat Temple of Deceit as a 2–4 copy inclusion in shells that run few early creature threats but many reactive spells; avoid leaning on it in hyper-aggressive lists that can’t absorb the tapped entry.
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