Force of Despair

66Strong in 2HG

Instant {1} {B} {B} Modern Horizons

2HG Rating

66/100

Gains value in 2HG: board sweeper.

Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple

+16
Board sweeper
A wrath answers two developed boards at once. Sweepers are premium removal in 2HG.

Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.

Oracle text

If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.

Legality

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander

Plays well beside it

Shares the "board sweeper" axis — good candidates for your teammate's deck.

Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Force of Despair.

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