Oracle text
Choose up to five Φ worth of modes. You may choose the same mode more than once.
Φ — Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
ΦΦ — Draw a card for each creature that died under your control this turn.
ΦΦΦ — Each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Mox strategy
Season of Loss is a flexible black sorcery that rewards sacrifice-heavy and graveyard-centered decks. Its strongest mode is usually the opponent life-loss finisher, especially when you can stock your graveyard with creatures quickly. The sacrifice mode is also useful as repeatable edict-style removal in token or recursion shells, and the draw mode can refuel after a turn full of creature deaths.
Best use cases:
- Aristocrats and sacrifice decks
- Token decks that can spare creatures
- Graveyard decks that fill the yard with creatures fast
- Midrange/control lists that want a scalable finisher or edict
Key synergies:
- Death-trigger and sacrifice engines like Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Braids-style effects
- Creature recursion and self-mill to maximize the graveyard count
- Token makers that let you sacrifice without losing real board presence
- Any turn with multiple creature deaths, since the card can stack modes and scale well
Gameplay mechanics it enables:
- Flexible modal spell choice based on board state
- Sacrifice effects that bypass indestructible
- Card draw tied to your creatures dying
- Direct life drain based on graveyard setup
Overall: a strong value spell in black decks that can consistently convert creature deaths and graveyard stock into advantage or a closing burst.
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Format legality
- standardLegal
- pioneerLegal
- modernLegal
- legacyLegal
- vintageLegal
- commanderLegal
- pauper—
- brawlLegal
- historicLegal
- alchemyLegal
- oathbreakerLegal