Coercion
Portal Three Kingdoms 70 • uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Collector number
- 70
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kang Yu
- Market price
- $4.35
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
Though he held the title of prime minister, Cao Cao used the emperor's name to exert his own influence on the empire.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Coercion was released in 1999 as part of the Portal Three Kingdoms set, an expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game designed specifically for the Asian market. The set sought to translate the historical narrative of the 14th-century Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms into the game's mechanics. Because the set was intended to introduce new players to the game, it utilized simplified rules and flavor text that leaned heavily into the folklore and military history of the period.
The card's illustration, credited to artist Liu Zhao, reflects the stylistic requirements of the set, which favored a distinct, painterly aesthetic compared to the standard Magic releases of the era. The card functions as a blue-aligned disruption spell, allowing a player to look at an opponent's hand and discard a non-land card. It was well-received by collectors interested in the unique thematic bridge between high-fantasy gaming and historical Chinese literature, remaining a notable entry for its cultural framing.
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