Dark Confidant
Mana cost
Mana value2TypeCreature — Human Wizard
Color identity Black
RarityMythic
SetFinal Fantasy (FIN)
ArtistImmanuela Crovius
Price€4.23 · foil €7.43 · $3.91
Mana value2TypeCreature — Human Wizard
Color identity Black
RarityMythic
SetFinal Fantasy (FIN)
ArtistImmanuela Crovius
Price€4.23 · foil €7.43 · $3.91About this card
Dark Confidant is a creature card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: black). First printed in Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005); 14 paper printings in total. It is one of the 5,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 1,233). Legal in Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €4.37 (Final Fantasy); most expensive: €10.77 (Final Fantasy).
Dark Confidant
Creature — Human Wizard
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
"Fare you well, Bringer of Light."
2/1
Name in each language
FrançaisObscur confidentEnglishDark ConfidantEspañolConfidente oscuroDeutschDunkler MitwisserItalianoConfidente OscuroPortuguêsConfidente Sombrio日本語闇の腹心
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulLegal
Rulings
2025-06-06
If a card in a player's library has 
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
2020-08-07
If a card in a player's library has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Printings (14)
Final Fantasy PromosPFIN #94s · Mythic · —
Final FantasyFIN #334 · Mythic · €10.77
Final FantasyFIN #94 · Mythic · €4.37
Foundations JumpstartJ25 #114 · Mythic · €5.08
Ravnica RemasteredRVR #323z · Mythic · —
Ravnica RemasteredRVR #323 · Mythic · €5.56
Ravnica RemasteredRVR #71 · Mythic · €5.12
Store ChampionshipsSCH #3 · Rare · —
Double Masters2XM #342 · Mythic · €8.79
Double Masters2XM #81 · Mythic · €5.14
Modern Masters 2015MM2 #75 · Mythic · €5.28
Modern MastersMMA #75 · Mythic · €7.17
Judge Gift Cards 2011G11 #6 · Rare · —
Ravnica: City of GuildsRAV #81 · Rare · €5.93