"Victory in the pits is almost as rewarding as the methods I use to achieve it."

Sadistic Hypnotist

Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

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Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Odyssey

Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards from his or her hand. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.

If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.