Compelling Argument
Amonkhet 47 • common
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Target player mills five cards.
Cycling blue mana (blue mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
"How can there be doubt in the presence of such blessings?"— Ukhat, vizier of initiation
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Compelling Argument was released in 2017 as part of the Amonkhet set for Magic: The Gathering. The set is themed around a desert plane inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology, where five trials are imposed upon the inhabitants by the dragon planeswalker Nicol Bolas. The card was designed as a blue common, serving as a functional piece of graveyard-matters support that encourages players to put cards from their own library into their graveyard, a recurring mechanic for the color identity.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Winona Nelson. Her design captures the essence of the trial-heavy culture of Amonkhet, depicting a scribe or initiate deep in study under the harsh sun of the plane. The art was well-received for its atmospheric contribution to the set's cohesive visual identity, grounding the card in the unique aesthetic of the shifting dunes and monumental architecture that defines the Amonkhet plane.
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