Louisoix’s Sacrifice – Final Fantasy
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2025
Ratings:
Constructed: 3.63
Casual: 3.50
Limited: 3.37
Multiplayer: 3.50
Commander [EDH]: 3.75
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale. 1 is bad. 3 is average. 5 is great.
Reviews Below:
This card’s game text has a really serious pedigree in Magic, whether it’s solidifying a blue deck’s sideboard or making a combo with ancient, nearly-forgotten cards. And having all three of the options at a mana cost of one seems almost too good to be true – indeed, a lot of people might conclude that it is when they see the extra cost/s involved. With how impactful and important legendary creatures tend to be, getting Louisoix’s Sacrifice down to one mana is entirely non-trivial in most formats. But it’s still a good option to have. It’s the closest Standard is likely to come to a universal stop sign like Force of Negation, and some low-cost legends like Isamaru might feel a little more expendable if the game goes long.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 3.5 (there are so many legends in the set it almost feels like Dominaria III)
Multiplayer: 3.5
Commander [EDH]: 3.5
A fusion of Negate and Stifle, provided you have the cost to pay for it. Louisoix’s Sacrifice is either a slight overpay on both or a slight mana underpay if you have a creature to pair it with. However you pay for it, though, a flexible answer is always a good one in my book, and even at three mana, sometimes thwarting something you might otherwise be lacking in answers to is a good return on investment. I think this is the kind of card that will punch above its weight, though the caveat here is that there will be a fair few times this won’t get what you need (or want) it to.
Constructed: 3.75
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 3.25 (fewer good targets for it here)
Multiplayer: 3.5
Commander [EDH]: 4 (most blue decks will usually have at least a legendary creature)
For the curious, Louisoix played a role in both the original release of Final Fantasy XIV and its re-launch as A Realm Reborn, turning into Phoenix during the events in the Binding Coil of Bahamut in the latter. This depicts his efforts to keep Bahamut from doing dragon things in the ending of the 1.0 iteration of the game…which didn’t quite work out, but eh.
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