Coercion
Ninth Edition 118 • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
"Of all I that I have lost, I miss my mind the most."
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 originally printed in the Mirage set in 1996 and was later reprinted as part of the Ninth Edition core set in 2005. As a black-aligned sorcery, the card allows a player to look at an opponent's hand and discard a nonland card of their choice. This mechanic, known as hand disruption, is a staple of black’s color identity in Magic: The Gathering, designed to give players tactical information and control over an opponent's potential plays.
The art for the Ninth Edition version features the work of illustrator Arnie Swekel, who contributed significantly to the game's aesthetic during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Swekel’s interpretation for this printing focused on the ominous, psychological nature of the spell, utilizing stark lighting and shadow to emphasize the themes of forced submission and manipulation that the card represents within the game’s lore.
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