Very nice to have this back. Sadly, Snapcaster is still a card and can just get back when you take. Still, this is see play like it always does.
SyntheticDreamer
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
A legend returns. Unfortunately, it won't be as good as it was but it's still a very nice tool for black decks to have nowadays (it grabs planeswalkers!).
lorendorky
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Getting this cast against you on turn one is offensive :D
General_Naga
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(2 votes)
There are going to be some very evil decks with both this and Snapcaster Mage.
blindthrall
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
{B}: Target player has one less counterspell.
DacenOctavio
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5.0)(5 votes)
Suck my **** Karn.
Enemy_Tricolor
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
It's cards like this that make me realize I'm a terrible person, because the art makes me smile.
Duress. Ruining combos since Urza's Saga. I loveeeee it
SarcasmElemental
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Looks like Fiona Apple is having a rough day.
Lotsofpoopy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
When I play this card, I always target the best noncreature, nonland card from an opponent's hand.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Gets rid of the "Dies to Removal" drawbacks.
MRK1
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Planeswalkers are not creatures or land. Bueno.
Mesthe4th
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
4.5 rating. Was going to go 3.5 until I realized the potential for getting rid of Planeswalkers. Can't imagine the frustration one might feel seeing their best play dismantled for one mana. Also very nice against control decks. Did I mention it costs one mana?
Ferlord
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Although it's nice this came back, I think the best set it was in was 2011. In fact, out of all the 20XX core sets, this is the worst placement of this card. (standard-speaking)
Not only that, but Snapcaster Mage is in Innistrad, meaning that discarding an instant/sorcery isn't always the best choice.
I think the current 4.2 rating (versus 4.4 (2011) and 4.3 (2010) is righteous. It is still one of the most fair 1-cost discard spells in the game, and I'm not saying it's a bad card. It's just doesn't fit as well.
lostprophet912
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(5 votes)
Perfect art.. this is exactly the face my opponent makes when I make them discard a planeswalker.
Ratazana
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is good even when your opponent don't have cards that fit the criteria to discard.
talcumpowder0046
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Despise is better. Still nice, though.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Don't expect Distress to be "Black Shock" for long- (ie the Black One-mana Common Core Staple)
I would be unsurprised to see them replace this with the Planeswalker Hating Despise in a future Core Set. Red, Blue, and Black tend to cycle their commons in Core Sets a lot more than White or Green. This doesn't mean we won't see Duress again later, only that we won't see it every year.
I prefer it to Thoughtsieze AND Inquisition of Kozilek; as do many vintage players. T1 Duress is one of my favorite moves; as I get to plan the rest of my game accordingly. It works wonders with Unmask as well (which is often a $4 Thoughtsieze that gets rid of a card you didn't need for a card they did.)
If the opponent is going to win; even in Zoo, they probably need instants/sorceries, enchantments, artifacts, or planeswalkers to get there. This can kill Rancor or Propaganda, can eat up a Terminate or Path to Exile; munches that Oath of Druids right up or kills off a Wrath of God.
Force of Will? Moar leik force of making you discard it *trollface*
Yeah, occasionally it misses, but it doesn't cost you life, doesn't cost you $70, and 90% of the time this hits what you would've hit anyway. Thoughtsieze, IMO, is probably better for newer players and less-tuned decks than this by comparison; as you shouldn't have to hit a creature with Duress in black. If you're playing at a high level, this is usually as good or better, if you're playing at a low level, this is $69.90 cheaper.
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Think about it: Liliana's Caress was in 2011, and Megrim was in 2010. In 2011, Jace, the Mind Sculptor was wreaking havoc, and this could've stopped him before they got a chance.
Not only that, but Snapcaster Mage is in Innistrad, meaning that discarding an instant/sorcery isn't always the best choice.
I think the current 4.2 rating (versus 4.4 (2011) and 4.3 (2010) is righteous. It is still one of the most fair 1-cost discard spells in the game, and I'm not saying it's a bad card. It's just doesn't fit as well.
I would be unsurprised to see them replace this with the Planeswalker Hating Despise in a future Core Set. Red, Blue, and Black tend to cycle their commons in Core Sets a lot more than White or Green. This doesn't mean we won't see Duress again later, only that we won't see it every year.
If the opponent is going to win; even in Zoo, they probably need instants/sorceries, enchantments, artifacts, or planeswalkers to get there. This can kill Rancor or Propaganda, can eat up a Terminate or Path to Exile; munches that Oath of Druids right up or kills off a Wrath of God.
Force of Will? Moar leik force of making you discard it *trollface*
Yeah, occasionally it misses, but it doesn't cost you life, doesn't cost you $70, and 90% of the time this hits what you would've hit anyway. Thoughtsieze, IMO, is probably better for newer players and less-tuned decks than this by comparison; as you shouldn't have to hit a creature with Duress in black. If you're playing at a high level, this is usually as good or better, if you're playing at a low level, this is $69.90 cheaper.