Persecute
Ninth Edition 151 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 151
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
- Market price
- $0.42
What it does
Choose a color. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards of that color.
"Of all the tyrannies on humane kind The worst is that which persecutes the mind."— John Dryden, "The Hind and the Panther"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Persecute was originally released in the Urza's Saga set in 1998, designed by Wizards of the Coast during a period of complex card mechanics. It represents the color philosophy of Black, which focuses on resource denial and discard effects to dismantle an opponent's strategy before they can act. The card was selected for the Ninth Edition core set in 2005, serving as a staple reprint that provided players with a powerful tool for hand disruption in the Standard environment.
The art for the Ninth Edition version was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a dark, atmospheric style to capture the card's theme of forced abandonment and psychological pressure. As part of the core set, this iteration was intended to maintain a consistent power level for tournament play while updating the visual identity of classic spells. Upon its release, the card was widely recognized by the player base for its ability to devastate combo decks by naming a specific color and clearing the opponent's hand of those resources.
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