Invoke Despair

Invoke Despair

Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}{B}{B}

How we read this card

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.

on-cast —

on-cast — makes each opponent lose 2 life

on-cast — draws you 1 card

on-cast —

on-cast — makes each opponent lose 2 life

on-cast — draws you cards

on-cast —

on-cast — makes each opponent lose 2 life

on-cast — draws you cards

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, make a player lose life, draw a card, sacrifice an enchantment, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, sacrifice a planeswalker, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it exiles an enchantment
  2. Tombstone Stairwell — When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it kills an enchantment
  3. Necromancy — When Necromancy leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it triggers
  4. Sporogenesis — When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it triggers
  5. Diabolic Servitude — When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it exiles a creature or enchantment

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it draws you cards
  2. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it triggers
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it exiles a Nightmare

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

Invoke Despair puts cards into the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — graveyard that Moment of Reckoning can bring back
  8. Serra Paragon — graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  9. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  10. Deadbridge Chant — graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back

65 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Carth the Lion searches a library
  2. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When a creature dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted deals 1 damage
  3. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Kaya's Ghostform brings a card back
  4. Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord — When a creature dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord gains you 1 life
  5. Cruel Celebrant — When a creature dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Cruel Celebrant makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Rising Populace — When a creature dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Rising Populace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ajani's Last Stand — When a creature dies thanks to Invoke Despair, Ajani's Last Stand sacrifices itself
  8. Martyr's Bond — When a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

  1. Narci, Fable Singer — When an enchantment is sacrificed thanks to Invoke Despair, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

Invoke Despair puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Lotus-Eye Mystics — can bring back
  2. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back
  3. Ghen, Arcanum Weaver — can bring back
  4. Ghostly Dancers — can bring back
  5. Treasury Thrull — can bring back
  6. Excava, the Risen Past — can bring back
  7. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — can bring back
  8. Rescue Skiff — can bring back
  9. Restoration Specialist — can bring back
  10. Starfield of Nyx — can bring back

104 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair:

  1. Knight of Doves — makes a token
  2. Warehouse Tabby — makes a token
  3. Starfield Mystic — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Femeref Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  5. Savior of the Sleeping — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Ashiok's Reaper — draws you 1 card
  7. Wicked Visitor — makes each opponent lose 1 life

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Invoke Despair:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Invoke Despair:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

Invoke Despair puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Paleoloth — can bring back

807 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

  1. Cavalier of Dawn — When Cavalier of Dawn dies thanks to Invoke Despair, it brings a card back

463 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Invoke Despair is one).

  1. Saprazzan Bailiff — When Saprazzan Bailiff leaves the battlefield thanks to Invoke Despair, it brings a card back

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.