Duress
Core Set 2019 94 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Collector number
- 94
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.22
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 within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originally debuting in the 1998 Urza's Saga set. Its design serves a specific tactical purpose: allowing a player to look at an opponent's hand and force them to discard a non-creature, non-land card. This effect has become a fundamental tool for disruption, effectively slowing down control decks and removing key threats or utility spells before they can be cast.
The version from Core Set 2019 features artwork by Kieran Yanner, who depicts the spell's psychological pressure through dark, swirling aesthetics consistent with the set's high-fantasy tone. Core Set 2019 was designed to provide a foundational experience for new and returning players, and the inclusion of Duress ensured that black-aligned decks had access to efficient, interactive gameplay. It remains one of the most frequently reprinted cards in the game's history due to its reliable performance and balance in competitive play.
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