Victimize
Urza's Saga 166 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Val Mayerik
- Market price
- $3.97
What it does
Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. If you do, return the chosen cards to the battlefield tapped.
The priest cast Xantcha to the ground. "It is defective. We must scrap it."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Victimize was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a sorcery, it reflects the set's mechanical focus on graveyard recursion and artifact synergy, providing a powerful way to trade one creature on the battlefield for two from the graveyard. The card emerged during a period of significant expansion for the game, where Wizards of the Coast was introducing complex engine-building mechanics that favored long-term board state management.
The artwork was created by illustrator Val Mayerik, whose contribution leans into the darker, gothic aesthetic prevalent in early Magic design. Mayerik’s depiction of the ritualistic trade-off captures the card's thematic essence—the idea that sacrifice is a necessary cost for bringing power back from the void. While not a centerpiece card during its initial release, it has since become a staple in casual and competitive Commander formats, recognized for its efficiency in reanimator strategies.
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