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Diabolical Dioramas

Diabolical Dioramas is a . A theme groups drops that share a franchise or an idea.Secret LairSpecial Magic cards sold by Wizards of the Coast on their own online store for a short time. Most are cards that already exist, given new art by a well-known artist or another franchise. A Secret Lair copy of a card plays exactly like any other copy of it.Open the full glossaryThemeOur way of grouping Secret Lair drops that share a subject, like Marvel or Fallout, so every version is on one page.Open the full glossary

Released 4 cards

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Every card in this drop

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  • Gravebreaker Lamia

    Gravebreaker Lamia

    Enchantment Creature — Snake Lamia

    • Card Kingdom $4.49
    • Cardmarket €3.41
    • Mana Pool $2.50 foil $3.11
    • TCGplayer $5.14 foil $3.36
  • Aura Shards

    Aura Shards

    Enchantment

    • Card Kingdom $34.99
    • Cardmarket €28.17
    • Mana Pool $27.37 foil $32.29
    • TCGplayer $32.70 foil $31.37
  • Fiend Artisan

    Fiend Artisan

    Creature — Nightmare

    • Card Kingdom $9.49
    • Cardmarket €8.04
    • Mana Pool $6.77 foil $7.97
    • TCGplayer $6.22 foil $8.75
  • Karador, Ghost Chieftain

    Karador, Ghost Chieftain

    Legendary Creature — Centaur Spirit

    • Card Kingdom $2.49
    • Cardmarket €1.57
    • Mana Pool $1.82 foil $2.52
    • TCGplayer $2.11 foil $3.33

The Store Price Against Buying the Cards One at a Time

The single-card total is each card's price at TCGplayer on , in US dollars. A total only shows when every card in the drop has a price.

DropVersionStore PriceCards One at a TimeCheaper
Diabolical Dioramas Foil Price when it launched: $39.99, from the community Magic wiki (mtg.wiki). $46.81 The store, by $6.82
Diabolical Dioramas Non-foil Price when it launched: $29.99, from the community Magic wiki (mtg.wiki). $46.17 The store, by $16.18

Rulings for the Cards on This Page

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11 rulings for 3 cards

Fiend Artisan

Wizards of the Coast 17 Apr 2020

If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Wizards of the Coast 17 Apr 2020

Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to Fiend Artisan may become lethal if creature cards leave your graveyard during that turn.

Wizards of the Coast 17 Apr 2020

Fiend Artisan's first ability applies only while it's on the battlefield.

Gravebreaker Lamia

Wizards of the Coast 24 Jan 2020

Gravebreaker Lamia’s last ability doesn’t give you permission to cast cards from your graveyard. You need something else allowing you to do so, such as the escape keyword ability.

Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

Once you begin to cast the spell, losing control of Karador won't affect the spell. You can finish casting it as normal.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

You must pay the costs to cast that spell. If it has an alternative cost, you may cast it for that cost instead.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases (such as the commander tax), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Karador). The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If a creature card is put into your graveyard during your main phase and the stack is empty, you have a chance to cast it before any player may attempt to remove that card from your graveyard.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions of the spell you cast from your graveyard.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If multiple effects allow you to play a card from your graveyard, you must announce which permission you're using as you begin to play the card.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If you cast one creature spell from your graveyard and then have a new Karador come under your control in the same turn, you may cast another creature spell from your graveyard that turn.

Also Printed in Other Drops

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