---
name: "Invoke Despair"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "379"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tomohito"
oracle_id: "f9ee4c80-20fb-4322-be02-1c78d37d7a99"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/invoke-despair-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Invoke Despair
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If they can't, they lose 2 life and you draw a card. Then repeat this process for an enchantment and a planeswalker.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tendrils of Despair](/printing/tendrils-of-despair-wth.md) — Sorcery
2. [Mire in Misery](/printing/mire-in-misery-c19.md) — Sorcery
3. [Remorseless Punishment](/printing/remorseless-punishment-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Desperate Plea](/printing/desperate-plea-tle.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
5. [Induce Despair](/printing/induce-despair-roe.md) — Instant
6. [Cruel Edict](/printing/cruel-edict-10e.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #379
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tomohito
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

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