Torment
Stronghold 73 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.
"Volrath has killed me. All that remains of me is the scar!"— Tahngarth
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Torment was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to complement the mechanics introduced in the preceding Tempest set, focusing on aggressive gameplay and high-impact interactions. The card itself, a black enchantment, reflects the darker thematic elements that were central to the Rath cycle storyline, where the plane of Rath was encroached upon by the mechanical Phyrexian empire.
The card’s artwork was provided by illustrator Greg Staples, whose work is characterized by a haunting, atmospheric style that frequently defines the visual identity of black-aligned cards in the game. Staples aimed to capture the visceral sense of psychological and physical suffering associated with the card's effect, which forces opponents to discard cards. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche tactical tool, valued by players for its ability to disrupt an opponent's hand in competitive constructed formats of the late nineties.
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