Mesmeric Fiend
Torment 69 • common
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
- Market price
- $1.63
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 introduced in the Torment expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released in February 2002. As part of the Odyssey block, the set focused heavily on the graveyard and hand manipulation mechanics, reflecting the grim, sunless environment of the plane of Otaria. The card was designed to be a functional, cost-effective tool for disrupting an opponent’s strategy by peering into their hand and exiling a key spell.
The atmospheric illustration for the card was created by artist Kev Walker, who has been a long-standing contributor to the game’s visual identity. Walker’s depiction of the fiend captures the unsettling, parasitic nature of the creature, utilizing his signature moody palette to emphasize the card's role in psychological attrition. Upon its release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency and remained a staple in various discard-focused deck archetypes for years.
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