Mesmeric Fiend
Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt 7 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Collector number
- 7
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
- Market price
- $1.06
What it does
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mesmeric Fiend was originally released in the 2002 Torment expansion, serving as a tactical discard creature within the set's focus on black-aligned mechanics. This specific version was reprinted in the 2012 Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt, a product designed to showcase the rivalry between two prominent Magic: The Gathering planeswalkers. The card's design features the artwork of Dave Kendall, who captures the creature's eerie, parasitic nature through a dark and unsettling aesthetic.
The inclusion of Mesmeric Fiend in this duel deck was intentional, providing the Tibalt-themed deck with a low-cost, disruptive tool to interact with the opponent's hand. As a staple utility creature, the card is valued by players for its ability to exile a key card from a hand temporarily, a mechanic known as 'hand disruption.' The art and card frame reflect the gothic, atmospheric tone consistent with the Innistrad-era aesthetic that defined both this duel deck and the broader Magic landscape during that period.
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