It That Betrays
Creature — Eldrazi
Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents of their choice.)
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent, put that card onto the battlefield under your control.
- CMC
- 12
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #1472
It That Betrays ends games the moment it connects — every permanent an opponent sacrifices comes back under your control, and in Commander, where Fetchlands, Clue tokens, and sacrifice outlets flow freely, that trigger fires constantly. The problem is the twelve-mana cost, which means you're either cheating it into play or playing it in a deck where Zhulodok, Void Gorger cuts that cost in half and makes it castable on curve. Run it when you have a reliable way to reduce or circumvent the cost; don't jam it in a deck that tops out at seven mana and hopes for the best.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
Zhulodok, Void Gorger's cast trigger gives It That Betrays two instances of Cascade, turning a twelve-mana threat into a must-answer haymaker that also fires off two free spells — it's the single best shell for it at 82% inclusion across over twenty thousand decks.
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire forces every player to sacrifice a permanent on attack, which means It That Betrays immediately converts those sacrificed permanents into your own resources the instant it's in play alongside your commander.
Braids, Conjurer Adept
Braids, Conjurer Adept puts It That Betrays directly onto the battlefield for free at the start of an upkeep, sidestepping the twelve-mana cost entirely — the engine that makes this otherwise uncastable threat suddenly trivial.
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity copies every triggered ability of Eldrazi you control when you cast one, and while It That Betrays doesn't itself trigger on cast, the Annihilator and sacrifice triggers stack up in a deck built around Eldrazi triggers firing at scale.
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Jhoira of the Ghitu suspends It That Betrays for two mana, and after four turns the clock comes down for free — a clean solution to the cost problem that also gives opponents just enough time to misplay around it.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for It That Betrays — twelve mana is reachable in a format with Sol Ring, Cabal Coffers, and Elvish Mystic, and four opponents generating sacrifice triggers means the theft ability hits constantly rather than incidentally. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but entirely unplayed; Eldrazi decks in those formats want Thought-Knot Seer and Reality Smasher, not a twelve-drop with no built-in protection. Oathbreaker can theoretically house it, but the fifty-card singleton format moves too fast for a creature this expensive to matter. The card lives and dies in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
It That BetraysFractured IdentityBronze Bombshell
Near-infinite damage
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Current price
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Price data isn't currently available for It That Betrays, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Historically it has settled in the $3–8 range depending on the printing, which makes it an accessible finisher relative to its table impact.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Mirrorweave
- Zhulodok, Void Gorger
- Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
- Braids, Conjurer Adept
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Jhoira of the Ghitu
- Bronze Bombshell
- Fractured Identity
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.