---
name: "Induce Despair"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DDP"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "1e8ff8b3-5b7f-47f2-9321-7a3b6f6e88aa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/induce-despair-ddp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Induce Despair
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
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.

> *All the angel saw was her doom.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Planeswalker's Scorn](/printing/planeswalkers-scorn-pls.md) — Enchantment
2. [Nightmarish End](/printing/nightmarish-end-jou.md) — Instant
3. [Scent of Nightshade](/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds.md) — Instant
4. [Force of Despair](/printing/force-of-despair-mh1.md) — Instant
5. [Afflict](/printing/afflict-ody.md) — Instant
6. [Invoke Despair](/printing/invoke-despair-neo.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi (DDP) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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