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Victimize
Sorcery
uncommon
Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. If you do, return the chosen cards to the battlefield tapped.
Semantic Tags
Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.
Broadly benefits from sacrificing permanents — overlaps aristocrats but includes non-creature sacrifice.
Lets you sacrifice your own creatures or permanents for value. Key enabler for aristocrats strategies.
Lets you sacrifice your own creatures or permanents for value. Key enabler for aristocrats strategies.
Format Legality
Price history
Printings (21)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List#MOC-270 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#2486 | rare | · | · | · |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander#198 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Modern Horizons 3#413 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Modern Horizons 3#278 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Special Guests#23 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Commander Masters#195 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| March of the Machine Commander#270 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Starter Commander Decks#118 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| New Capenna Commander#261 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Forgotten Realms Commander#112 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Magic Online Promos#86094 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Commander Legends#157 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Commander Legends#657 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| The List#CMA-72 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Commander Anthology#72 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Eternal Masters#113 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Commander 2015#139 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Commander 2014#169 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Conspiracy#133 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Rulings
The creature you sacrifice isn't chosen until Victimize resolves. You can't return the creature you sacrifice because it will still be on the battlefield at the time targets are chosen.
You must choose two targets. You can't cast Victimize targeting only one creature card.
If one of the targeted creature cards is an illegal target (for instance, because it has left your graveyard before Victimize resolves), you'll still sacrifice a creature and put the other card onto the battlefield. If both are illegal targets, Victimize won't resolve. You won't sacrifice a creature.
As Victimize resolves, you must sacrifice a creature if able. You can't change your mind and choose not to sacrifice anything.