Invoke Despair
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 101 • rare
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Collector number
- 101
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Olivier Bernard
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
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.
Although officials said it was a sewer failure, the people whispered that it was a warning of night's reach.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Invoke Despair was released in 2022 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. The card draws heavily from the set's central theme, which reimagines the original feudal-inspired Kamigawa plane as a futuristic, cyberpunk-influenced landscape. Designed to be a high-impact, black-aligned sorcery, it represents the corruptive and soul-crushing influence of the Oni within the neon-drenched cityscape.
The artwork was illustrated by Dominik Mayer, whose signature high-contrast, angular aesthetic captures the haunting atmosphere of the Oni's influence. Upon release, the card became a defining element of the Standard format due to its flexible, multi-modal efficiency, often serving as a primary stabilizer for control-oriented black decks. It remains a notable example of modern card design that rewards color commitment through its distinctive quadruple-black mana cost.
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