Duress
Foundations 606 • common
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 606
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- PINDURSKI
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Give of yourself, for compleation awaits the cleansed."— Nokar, priest of Sheoldred
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 made its debut in the 1998 Urza's Saga set for Magic: The Gathering, quickly establishing itself as a quintessential piece of disruption in competitive play. Designed to provide black decks with a tactical advantage, the card allows players to peek at an opponent's hand and strip away non-creature spells. Its enduring design philosophy centers on rewarding players for their knowledge of the metagame, turning information into a potent weapon that has remained a staple in various formats for over two decades.
The Foundations printing, collector number 606, represents the card's latest iteration within a set specifically curated to introduce foundational mechanics to new players. While the card has featured numerous artistic interpretations over the years, the current version honors its legacy as a balanced yet powerful tool for interaction. Its survival through countless rules iterations and power-level shifts speaks to the elegance of its original design, which remains a benchmark for how discard effects should function within the game's ecosystem.
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