Launch Party
Return to Ravnica 69 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.
Life's too short to not do the things you love.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Launch Party was released as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering in October 2012. The set marked a return to one of the game's most iconic settings, the city-world of Ravnica, which is defined by its ten competing guilds. As a common instant, this card was designed as a thematic piece of removal specifically highlighting the Golgari Swarm, a guild obsessed with the cycle of life and death through decay and fungal growth.
The card was illustrated by Lucas Graciano, a frequent contributor to the franchise known for his atmospheric use of lighting and texture. His design for Launch Party emphasizes the grit of the underside of Ravnica, capturing a scene of grim, ritualistic destruction that aligns with the Golgari aesthetic. Upon its release, the card was widely utilized in Limited environments, where its ability to destroy creatures while forcing the controller to sacrifice a permanent offered a balanced, flavorful interpretation of the guild's signature sacrifice mechanics.
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