Duress
Magic 2011 96 • common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Don't worry. I'm not going to deprive you of all your secrets. Just your most precious one."— Liliana Vess
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 originally released in the 1998 Urza's Saga set and has since become one of the most iconic black sorceries in Magic: The Gathering history. Its inclusion in the Magic 2011 core set served to maintain a reliable mechanism for hand disruption in the Standard environment, allowing players to peek at an opponent's hand and force the discard of a noncreature, nonland card. This effect is a staple of competitive play, prized for its low mana cost and ability to dismantle opponent strategies before they begin.
The Magic 2011 version features artwork by Steven Belledin, who opted for a visceral, dark interpretation of the spell's psychological weight. Belledin’s design emphasizes the feeling of intrusive mental pressure, utilizing shadow and stark lighting to mirror the card's function of stripping away options. Upon its release in this core set, the card was widely received as a functional and necessary reprint that balanced the power dynamics of the format, cementing its status as an essential tool for black-aligned decks.
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