Duress
World Championship Decks 2001 ar131 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ar131
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Change your mind, or I'll change it for you."
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 2001 World Championship Decks was issued as part of a series designed to replicate the specific tournament-winning decks from the previous year's Magic: The Gathering World Championship. These decks were produced in limited quantities as commemorative products, allowing players to own and experience the exact card lists utilized by professional competitors. By reprinting these cards with unique gold-bordered backs and signatures on the front, the set bridged the gap between professional competitive play and the casual collecting market.
The artwork for this particular iteration of Duress was crafted by Pete Venters, a prolific illustrator whose work defined much of the aesthetic identity of the game during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Venters approached the piece with a dark, visceral sensibility that emphasized the card's function: stripping knowledge and resources from an opponent's hand. The piece was well-received for its clear thematic resonance with the mechanics of discard spells, reinforcing the card's status as a staple of competitive play throughout the game's history.
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