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
- $0.63
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."
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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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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