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Induce Despair {2}{B}

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a creature card from your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the revealed card's mana value.

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Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi

English · 2015-08-28

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The List (released 2019-11-07), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: ba9153ce-2acd-4170-a2ab-c8b660614152
Oracle ID: 1e8ff8b3-5b7f-47f2-9321-7a3b6f6e88aa
TCGplayer ID: 104239

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