Devil's Play
Sorcery
Devil's Play deals X damage to any target.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #9440
Devil's Play deals X damage to any target and then flashes back from the graveyard for the same effect — two shots at closing a game with a single card. The cost is double mana investment, which makes it mediocre without a dedicated X-spell engine but a finisher in any deck that generates surplus mana, particularly with Rosheen, Roaring Prophet fueling both casts.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet taps for four mana restricted to X spells, which means Devil's Play can hit for massive damage on curve without any setup beyond the commander herself — and the flashback gives a second kill shot once the mana engine gets rolling.
Neheb, the Eternal
Neheb, the Eternal converts combat damage dealt to opponents into post-combat red mana, and Devil's Play converts that mana directly into a player-killing fireball — often the same turn Neheb swings through an uncontested board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Devil's Play is a reliable late-game finisher in any red deck that generates large pools of mana — the flashback clause means counterspells and removal can only delay the kill, not eliminate it. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but faster formats have no interest in an X-spell that doesn't end the game by turn two; it sees essentially zero play there. Modern theoretically supports it, but dedicated burn runs cheaper options and big-mana combo decks prefer spells with immediate symmetry or cantrip value. Devil's Play's home is Commander, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Devil's Play sits firmly in bulk territory — you'll find copies in any dollar bin and pay nothing for shipping when bundling an order. Bulk rares with genuine Commander utility tend to stay right here, so there's no reason to wait on picking up copies.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.