---
name: "The Five Stages of Grief"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Goad", "Food"]
set: "UNK"
set_name: "Unknown Event"
collector_number: "RC05"
rarity: "rare"
artist: ""
oracle_id: "a8ed25e1-b95c-469e-865f-738b09a7f56f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-five-stages-of-grief-unk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Five Stages of Grief
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Goad, Food

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after V.)
I Denial — Until your next turn, noncreature spells cost {2} more to cast.
II Anger — Goad target creature.
III Bargaining — Each player sacrifices an artifact, enchantment, or token.
IV Depression — Target creature loses all abilities until your next turn. Create a Food token.
V Acceptance — The next spell you cast has epic.

> *Designed by players at MagicCon Atlanta 2025*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unknown Event (UNK) #RC05
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** 

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