Duress
Modern Event Deck 2014 23 • common
- Set
- Modern Event Deck 2014
- Collector number
- 23
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"It hurts more if you think about it."— Hooks, Cabal torturer
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 is a staple black sorcery card first printed in the 1998 Urza's Saga expansion. Its design, which allows a player to look at an opponent's hand and discard a non-creature, non-land card, was conceived to provide black decks with a tactical tool for hand disruption. Over the decades, it has become a fundamental element of tournament-level play, prized for its ability to dismantle an opponent's strategy before it can even begin.
The 2014 Modern Event Deck version of Duress features the iconic artwork by Greg Staples, who rendered the card with a dark, evocative aesthetic that emphasizes the oppressive nature of the spell. This specific printing was included to provide players with a competitive-ready build for the Modern format, reflecting its status as a reliable utility card that remains consistent across various eras of the game.
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