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Invoke Despair
RareColour IDMV 5
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.
Card capabilities
Card drawSorcery
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Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
7 other English printingsEarliest 2022-02-18Newest 2022-07-20Cheapest priced $0.34 in NEO
Rulings (3)
wotc18 Feb 2022
You repeat the process for an enchantment and a planeswalker whether the target opponent was able to sacrifice a creature or not.
wotc18 Feb 2022
The target opponent doesn't choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not, although they do choose which creature they control to sacrifice.
wotc18 Feb 2022
When you repeat the process, you don't choose a new player. The same player sacrifices each of the three permanents, if able.
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