Victimize
Victimize: Sorcery, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 198
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
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About Victimize
Victimize is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black sorcery from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 198 in that set, with art by Craig J Spearing. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 18 sets, from Urza's Saga (1998) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.11 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. If you do, return the chosen cards to the battlefield tapped.
"Die. But die knowing that your pathetic life will yield a great bounty for me." -Zul Ashur, lich lord
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.11 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Victimize by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Victimize
Victimize has been printed in 18 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MOC-270 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #278 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #413 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #23 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #195 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #270 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #118 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #261 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #112 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #157 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #657 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #CMA-72 | Uncommon | 2020 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Victimize, newest first.
- 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.
Similar cards
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