Duress
Secret Lair Drop 479 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 479
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Riot Games
- Market price
- $6.30
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Your voice. Pushing me. Picking me up . . . when all the colors were black."— Jinx
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
The Duress card from the Secret Lair Drop series, specifically collector number 479, was released as part of the 'Artist Series: Seb McKinnon' drop in 2020. This specialized printing was commissioned by Wizards of the Coast to highlight the unique, surrealist aesthetic of the artist, providing a platform for fans to acquire high-quality, illustrative versions of classic Magic: The Gathering utility spells. The card serves as a centerpiece for the collection, replacing the original 1998 Urza's Saga artwork with McKinnon's signature haunting and ethereal style.
Seb McKinnon designed this iteration of Duress by leaning into his characteristic somber, dreamlike visual language, which often explores themes of isolation and psychological depth. The illustration depicts a wraith-like figure amidst a desolate landscape, effectively capturing the card's mechanical function of forcing an opponent to discard a non-creature spell. Upon its release, the card was received with significant acclaim within the community for its artistic departure from traditional fantasy tropes, solidifying its place as a sought-after aesthetic upgrade for competitive players and art enthusiasts alike.
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