Infernal Tutor
Sorcery
Reveal a card from your hand. Search your library for a card with the same name as that card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Hellbent — If you have no cards in hand, instead search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $0.43
- EDHREC rank
- #16225
Infernal Tutor finds any card in your library for two black mana — the catch is hellbent: your hand must be empty when you cast it. In dedicated storm or discard-to-empty strategies, that condition is trivially met and the card is a powerhouse; everywhere else, it's a liability.
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, Infernal Tutor is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns a slot in combo decks that reliably empty their hands as part of the winning sequence, but generic midrange or goodstuff builds should run Demonic Tutor instead and never look back. Legacy is where Infernal Tutor built its reputation, fueling Ad Nauseam and storm-combo shells that hit hellbent as a natural byproduct of the kill turn. Modern is legal but the card sees essentially no play, crowded out by cheaper or unconditional options. Vintage has access to it but rarely bothers. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — valid if your gameplan empties your hand, irrelevant otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.43 bulk tier
At $0.43, Infernal Tutor is bulk despite being a fully unrestricted tutor when its condition is met — the hellbent clause keeps demand narrow enough that copies pile up in binders. It's unlikely to spike unless a new hellbent-friendly commander pushes it into wider play, but for the decks that want it, the price is an obvious buy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.