Compelling Argument
The List AKH-47 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- AKH-47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Market price
- $0.30
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 originated as a rare blue-aligned instant spell in the Amonkhet expansion of Magic: The Gathering, released in 2017. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card reflects the set's ancient Egyptian-inspired aesthetic, where the theme centered on trials of merit and the influence of the god-pharaoh Nicol Bolas. The artwork by Howard Lyon depicts a stylized, mystical confrontation, emphasizing the card's mechanical utility in forcing an opponent to discard or mill cards.
The card was later included in 'The List', a curated selection of reprints integrated into Set Boosters starting in 2020. This practice was introduced by the developers to provide players with access to older, niche, or flavorful cards from the game's history, effectively giving cards like Compelling Argument a secondary life outside of their original release environment. It is valued by players for its thematic resonance with control-based deck archetypes.
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