Magic: The Gathering

Duress

Seventh Edition 131 • common

Set: Seventh Edition
Collector number: 131
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: black mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black
Artist: Pete Venters
Market price: $0.64

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What it's worth

$0.64market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.53 – $0.64 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is a fundamental piece of gameplay that allows you to peek at an opponent's hand and strip away their most dangerous non-creature resources. As a staple for strategic interaction, its presence in this set marks a period where such tactical disruption became a widely accessible tool for players.

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Card face

What it does

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

"Change your mind, or I'll change it for you."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Duress was first introduced in the Urza's Saga expansion in 1998, emerging during a period of intense power creep in Magic: The Gathering that necessitated effective answers to combo-heavy archetypes. The card was designed as a lean, efficient form of hand disruption, allowing players to strip non-creature spells from an opponent's hand for a single black mana. Its mechanical simplicity and high strategic impact cemented its status as a staple of competitive play throughout the game's history.

The Seventh Edition printing, released in 2001, features iconic artwork by Greg Staples. Staples, known for his atmospheric and dark illustrative style, captured the essence of the card's name through a haunting, visceral depiction of mental intrusion. This version is particularly noted by collectors for its clean, modern frame aesthetic which distinguished it from the earlier Urza's Saga release while maintaining the card's original, brutal utility.

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