Coercion
Eighth Edition 122★ • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 122★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
"Human tenderness is simply weakness in a pretty package."
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 expansion in 1996, serving as a staple black discard spell that allowed players to look at an opponent's hand and force them to discard a chosen card. The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, marked a significant milestone for the card game as the first core set to feature the modern card frame design, which modernized the aesthetics of the game to improve readability and visual consistency.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Greg Staples, who contributed a dark, ominous aesthetic that fits the card's function of stripping resources from an opponent. The Eighth Edition set was designed to be an entry point for new players while rotating out older mechanics, and the inclusion of cards like Coercion helped maintain a consistent strategic baseline for black-aligned control decks during that era.
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