Distress
Tenth Edition 136 • common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 136
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. I like to break windows and take what's inside."— Braids, dementia summoner
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
Distress was printed as part of the Tenth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering, released in July 2007. As a core set, the product served as a bridge for players, featuring a curated selection of cards from the game's expansive history rather than a new block narrative. The card itself was originally introduced in the Saviors of Kamigawa set, functioning as a black sorcery that forces an opponent to discard a card of their choice after revealing their hand, providing strategic utility for resource denial.
The Tenth Edition illustration was provided by Michael Sutfin, an artist known for his dark and gritty aesthetic that often leans into the macabre. Sutfin's design for Distress emphasizes the visceral psychological impact of the card’s effect, employing high-contrast shadows and a brooding composition. This visual direction was well-received by players who appreciated the more sinister, atmospheric tone Sutfin brought to the black-mana cards of that era, helping to solidify the card's identity within the core set's visual landscape.
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