Tendrils of Despair

set	min	mtgo
-	2.49	0.04 tix

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Name	Tendrils of Despair
Type	Sorcery
Description	As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Target opponent discards two cards.
Flavor	"Because I am incapable of tears does not mean I have no need to shed them." —Karn, silver golem
Artist	John Coulthart
Set	Weatherlight #83
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Tendrils of Despair

Tendrils of Despair, Sorcery, designed by John Coulthart first released in Jun, 1997 in the set Weatherlight. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 2.49.

A deck that focuses on sacrificing creatures for value, such as a Black sacrifice or Aristocrats deck, would benefit from using Tendrils of Despair. While this card provides a decent effect of making an opponent discard two cards, there are more efficient options like Mind Rot or Liliana's Specter that offer similar effects without the need to sacrifice a creature. Tendrils of Despair could see play in specific sacrifice-focused strategies, but may not be the optimal choice in most cases.

Rules

04/15/13

Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

10/04/04

If the player has fewer than 2 cards, they discard whatever they have.

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