wotc
The target opponent doesn't choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not, although they do choose which creature they control to sacrifice.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #97967
Invoke Despair
DIGITAL ONLY
prm·#97967·rare·foil
Illus. Donato Giancola
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun '22
4 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #8,586 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If they can't, they lose 2 life and you draw a card. Then repeat this process for an enchantment and a planeswalker.
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Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
When you repeat the process, you don't choose a new player. The same player sacrifices each of the three permanents, if able.
wotc
You repeat the process for an enchantment and a planeswalker whether the target opponent was able to sacrifice a creature or not.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Magic Online Promos* (released June 2022).
Card #97967 in Magic Online Promos.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}{B}{B} (5 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,586 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Donato Giancola. Rarix tracks 770 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Donato Giancola
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