Bitter Triumph: Costly Removal
Bitter Triumph gives you a compact removal option that asks for a price. The Instant lets you destroy target creature or planeswalker for {1}{B} after meeting an additional cost. You either discard a card or pay three life to cast it. That trade off fits well in tight midgame decisions where you need to clear a blocker or finish off a planeswalker before it resolves a game plan.
In Lost Caverns of Ixalan lore the card reads like a small dark pact. Use it to answer a looming threat while weighing tempo against resources. Bitter Triumph is practical in sacrifice decks and in black midrange shells that can reimburse the life loss or discard with card advantage. Treat it as a precise tool: not every situation calls for the exchange but when it does the result is clean and definitive.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {1}{B}
- Card Type – Instant
- Subtypes –
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 3 life. Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
- Power / Toughness –
- Loyalty –