Distress
Champions of Kamigawa 111 • common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 111
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Today I asked Master Dosan what the ogre mages did with the humans they sacrificed. He gave me a hard look and said to think no more on the matter."— Meditation journal of young budoka
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 released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa expansion, a set heavily influenced by Japanese folklore and mythology. Within the game mechanics, it serves as a staple black discard spell, designed to provide players with a strategic way to strip specific threats from an opponent's hand before they can be cast. This card reflects the set's focus on top-down design, where mechanical effects were tailored to fit the themes of spiritual warfare and dark manipulation central to the Kamigawa narrative.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the history of Magic: The Gathering. His depiction of the spell captures a sense of psychological erosion, aligning with the dark, spectral aesthetic of the Kamigawa block. Upon its release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency and reliability, becoming a common inclusion in control-oriented decks of the era that sought to disrupt the opponent's momentum during the early game.
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