Duress
Urza's Saga 132 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 132
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lawrence Snelly
- Market price
- $3.16
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"We decide who is worthy of our works."— Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
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 first introduced in the 1998 Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by the game's development team to provide black decks with a strategic way to strip key non-creature spells from an opponent's hand, the card quickly became a staple in competitive formats. Its introduction occurred during a period of high power levels within the game, and it was engineered to offer a balanced but potent counter-measure against combo-centric strategies.
The original illustration for this version of Duress was created by Scott M. Fischer. His artwork depicts a dark, atmospheric scene that captures the psychological pressure implied by the card's name and mechanical function. The piece is well-regarded for its stylistic alignment with the gothic and mystical aesthetic that defined the Urza's Saga set, and it remains a recognizable example of the mid-period visual design of the game.
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