^^ That's all fine, and setting intention is a good thing to do at bedtime regardless, but my point was that DEILD's can certainly happen without ever using a mantra; the same, I think, might go for setting intention, though perhaps to a lesser degree.
Though it certainly might help, you really do not need to set a prospective memory cue (aka, setting intention) at bedtime to notice that you are waking up from -- or perhaps recently awoke from -- a dream. We all wake up, every morning, and very often do so directly from dreams (especially if we've slept more than five or six hours); it really isn't that hard to notice that awakening process occurring, especially if we've got a lucid mindset already in place thanks to lots of daywork and expectation.
On top of all this, DEILD's tend to work best when you are at least slightly lucid, so not only will you notice that you are waking up (thanks to your lucid mindset), but you will also be there, in the moment, to remember to return to sleep and your dream. Yes, DEILD's can also be done from NLD's, but even then you will know eventually that you are waking from a dream, and it's time to attempt a DEILD.
DEILD's are in my opinion and experience by far the simplest transition to lucidity to navigate, and there really is no reason to attach complications to them. A mantra (especially if done during the DEILD, but even if done at bedtime) or to a much lesser degree setting intention, are complications that add things that might not matter at all, come DEILD time. Doing things at bedtime is always good practice, but what happens then really has little impact on the "Here&Now" nature of a DEILD; so if you have trouble with mantras or have never found setting intention working for you (and it does not work well for everyone, BTW), then don't bother adding them to your list of things to do for DEILDing.
tl;dr: Because WILD (DEILD is a form of WILD) is a "Here&Now" event, prospective memory spurred by mantras or setting intent is not necessary for a successful DEILD. This is because you are already consciously present during an awakening to remember to attempt a DEILD on your own. So, I think it might be best to keep the DEILD process as simple as possible, and don't worry about adding extra things like mantras or setting intention, especially because their impact on the DEILD itself is minimal to non-existent.
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