Choice of Damnations
Saviors of Kamigawa 62 • rare
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $22.59
What it does
Target opponent chooses a number. You may have that player lose that much life. If you don't, that player sacrifices all but that many permanents of their choice.
"Life is a series of choices between bad and worse."— Toshiro Umezawa
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Choice of Damnations was released in 2005 as part of the Saviors of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed during the conclusion of the Kamigawa block, a period characterized by a distinct Japanese folklore aesthetic and a focus on high-mana, high-impact spells. It reflects the set's broader design philosophy of rewarding players for playing long, complex games where board states become increasingly difficult to manage.
The evocative artwork was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, whose work often captures the somber and mystical tone of the Kamigawa setting. The card's design features a unique mechanic that forces an opponent to choose between losing a significant portion of their life total or sacrificing their permanent cards. This high-risk psychological gameplay choice was intended to embody the darker, punitive themes inherent to black-aligned magic within the game's color identity.
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