---
name: "Demoralize"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Threshold"]
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "184"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "d0741810-0772-47f3-a709-4739fbf85576"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/demoralize-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Demoralize
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Threshold

## Oracle Text
All creatures gain menace until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Threshold — If there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, creatures can't block this turn.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #184
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`