Acceptable Losses
Odyssey 172 • common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Mike Ploog
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card at random.
Acceptable Losses deals 5 damage to target creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Acceptable Losses was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set marked a shift in gameplay mechanics, introducing the 'Threshold' ability which rewarded players for having seven or more cards in their graveyard. The card was designed as a black-aligned sorcery, reflecting the set's thematic emphasis on death, sacrifice, and the manipulation of the graveyard as a resource.
The artwork for Acceptable Losses was illustrated by Glen Angus, a prolific contributor to the game during the early 2000s. Angus opted for a grim, visceral aesthetic that captured the card's function of sacrificing a creature to deal damage to another target. The illustration is noted for its dramatic lighting and high-contrast style, which helped define the dark, brooding visual identity of the Odyssey block among the player base.
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About Acceptable Losses
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