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Infernal Offering

Sorcery4 generic manaBlack mana

Symmetry here is the frame you set out to break, and the two separate "choose an opponent" clauses are what make the breaking easy. Nothing here targets: each half asks you to choose an opponent, which means hexproof and shroud never enter the conversation, and it also means the two chosen opponents need not be the same person. One opponent joins the sacrifice-and-draw exchange; a different one becomes your partner in reanimation, and you decide both selections independently. Read flat, every clause looks even. The leverage lives in the choices layered on top. You pick the timing, you pick each opponent, and every affected player selects which of their own creatures to sacrifice and which to return, so you are never seizing anyone's best body: you are arranging a moment where your own sacrifice stings least and your own graveyard outclasses theirs. Aim the draw half at a player whose worst creature is a token while yours is fodder you wanted in the yard anyway; aim the reanimation half at a player whose graveyard is bare while yours is stocked with a bomb worth dipping into. This sits in black's lineage of multiplayer negotiation cards, where the two-card draw functions as a bribe: the carrot that softens whichever opponent you deal in, or the cover that lets a lopsided setup pass for a fair offer to everyone else scanning the table for their next opening.

Infernal Offering (c14)
C14 · #24rare
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Rules text

Choose an opponent. You and that player each sacrifice a creature. Each player who sacrificed a creature this way draws two cards. Choose an opponent. Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then that player returns a creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
N/A
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
N/A
Historic
N/A
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
N/A
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
N/A
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
N/A
TLR
N/A
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