Magic: The Gathering

Patriarch's Desire

Odyssey 156 • common

Set: Odyssey
Collector number: 156
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana black mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Black
Artist: Eric Peterson
Market price: $0.08

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$0.08market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.08 – $0.11 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card within the Odyssey set, Patriarch's Desire reflects the foundational elements that define the play experience for collectors of this series. Its inclusion in this specific collection offers a glimpse into the mechanics and themes that characterize the era, making it a reliable piece for those who appreciate the structural building blocks of the game.

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Card face

What it does

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/-2.

Threshold — Enchanted creature gets an additional +2/-2 as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Patriarch's Desire was released in the 2001 Magic: The Gathering set Odyssey. Designed during a period when the game was exploring themes of graveyard interaction and threshold mechanics, this card functions as a situational removal spell that highlights the set's focus on the discard pile. It was crafted to provide players with a strategic option to manipulate the battlefield by specifically targeting creatures based on their casting costs.

The artwork for the card was created by artist Daren Bader, whose contributions to the Odyssey block helped establish the set's dark, gothic fantasy aesthetic. Bader’s illustration captures the brooding tone of the card’s title, reflecting the intense and often grim nature of the set's magical lore. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a limited-format utility piece, valued more for its niche tactical application in draft environments than for high-level competitive constructed play.

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