Duress
Tier ASorcery, {B}
Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard | Dimir Midrange(12.4%) | A | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Jund Sacrifice(7.3%) | A | 2.7 | 98% | Side | 2.65 |
| standard | 4c Control(6.9%) | A | 2.8 | 49% | Side | 1.37 |
| pioneer | Golgari Midrange(13.9%) | A | 1.4 | 95% | Side | 1.33 |
| pioneer | Golgari Midrange(13.9%) | A | 1.2 | 92% | Main | 1.10 |
| duel-commander | Winter, Cynical Opportunist(4.8%) | A | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Slimefoot and Squee(3.9%) | A | 1.0 | 88% | Main | 0.88 |
| duel-commander | Aminatou, the Fateshifter(2.9%) | A | 1.0 | 67% | Main | 0.67 |
| pauper | Dimir Control(8.6%) | A | 1.8 | 37% | Side | 0.67 |
| pioneer | Jund Artifact Sacrifice(10.3%) | A | 1.1 | 53% | Side | 0.58 |
| legacy | Doomsday(6.6%) | A | 1.3 | 39% | Side | 0.51 |
| duel-commander | Jace, Multiverse Architect(3.4%) | A | 1.0 | 43% | Main | 0.43 |
| premodern | Mono-Black Midrange(5.8%) | B | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | Orzhov Control(2.6%) | B | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | The Rock(2.6%) | B | 3.9 | 94% | Main | 3.67 |
| standard | Dimir Excruciator(2.0%) | B | 3.6 | 100% | Main | 3.60 |
| standard | Rakdos Lizards(4.0%) | B | 3.6 | 96% | Side | 3.46 |
| premodern | Psychatog(3.2%) | B | 3.5 | 96% | Main | 3.36 |
| standard | Sultai Reanimator(3.1%) | B | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| pauper | Jund Wildfire(3.1%) | B | 2.8 | 98% | Side | 2.74 |
| pauper | Golgari Gardens(3.6%) | B | 2.6 | 93% | Side | 2.42 |
| pioneer | Mono-Black Midrange(0.6%) | B | 2.3 | 100% | Side | 2.30 |
| pioneer | Dimir Aggro(3.6%) | B | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| premodern | 5c Hermit Druid(3.9%) | B | 2.0 | 90% | Side | 1.80 |
| pauper | Dimir Affinity(3.6%) | B | 3.1 | 58% | Side | 1.80 |
| standard | Lifegain(6.9%) | B | 2.6 | 56% | Side | 1.46 |
| pioneer | Orzhov Greasefang(0.6%) | B | 2.2 | 52% | Side | 1.14 |
| duel-commander | Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper(2.9%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Glarb, Calamity's Augur(1.5%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| legacy | Oops! All Spells(0.3%) | B | 3.0 | 33% | Side | 0.99 |
| legacy | Hogaak Moonshadow(3.0%) | B | 1.4 | 61% | Side | 0.85 |
| duel-commander | Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept(2.4%) | B | 1.0 | 80% | Main | 0.80 |
| pioneer | Mono-Black Midrange(0.6%) | B | 2.0 | 40% | Main | 0.80 |
| vintage | Doomsday(2.6%) | B | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| standard | Dimir Excruciator(2.0%) | B | 1.0 | 37% | Side | 0.37 |
| premodern | Psychatog(3.2%) | B | 1.0 | 34% | Side | 0.34 |
| premodern | Golgari(0.8%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | BWG Control(0.7%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | Zombies(0.6%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | Rakdos Midrange(0.5%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Abzan Self-Bounce(0.2%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| pauper | Mono-Black(0.1%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| premodern | Deadguy Ale(0.5%) | C | 3.8 | 100% | Main | 3.80 |
| standard | Mono-Black Aggro(0.7%) | C | 3.7 | 100% | Side | 3.70 |
| premodern | Orzhov(0.2%) | C | 3.7 | 100% | Main | 3.70 |
| premodern | 5c Stiflenought(1.3%) | C | 3.9 | 93% | Main | 3.63 |
| legacy | Saga Storm(2.4%) | C | 3.6 | 100% | Main | 3.60 |
| premodern | 4c Recurring Survival(0.6%) | C | 3.3 | 100% | Main | 3.30 |
| standard | Dimir Reanimator(2.0%) | C | 3.1 | 100% | Main | 3.10 |
| standard | 4c Reanimator(1.7%) | C | 3.1 | 100% | Side | 3.10 |
| standard | Golgari Self-Mill(1.1%) | C | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| premodern | Dimir Stiflenought(0.3%) | C | 4.0 | 75% | Main | 3.00 |
| pioneer | Mardu Fires of Invention(0.2%) | C | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| premodern | W-B-R-G(0.2%) | C | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| premodern | Esper Stiflenought(0.2%) | C | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| standard | Orzhov Midrange(0.1%) | C | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| premodern | Abzan Terragedon(0.6%) | C | 3.2 | 90% | Side | 2.88 |
| legacy | Necrodominance Combo(0.3%) | C | 3.7 | 75% | Side | 2.78 |
| standard | Dimir Self-Bounce(0.2%) | C | 2.7 | 100% | Side | 2.70 |
| premodern | Mono-Black(0.3%) | C | 4.0 | 67% | Main | 2.68 |
| pioneer | Orzhov Midrange(0.6%) | C | 2.5 | 100% | Side | 2.50 |
| standard | Esper Reanimator(0.2%) | C | 2.3 | 100% | Main | 2.30 |
| standard | Golgari Midrange(0.9%) | C | 3.0 | 73% | Main | 2.19 |
| standard | Dimir Aggro(0.2%) | C | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pauper | Devotion(0.1%) | C | 4.0 | 50% | Main | 2.00 |
| standard | Grixis Discard(0.1%) | C | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| legacy | Beseech Storm(0.4%) | C | 2.2 | 86% | Main | 1.89 |
| pauper | Rakdos Madness(1.2%) | C | 2.8 | 67% | Side | 1.88 |
| standard | Esper Reanimator(0.2%) | C | 1.8 | 100% | Side | 1.80 |
| pauper | Glintblade(0.5%) | C | 2.8 | 62% | Side | 1.74 |
| pauper | Food Gardens(0.2%) | C | 2.5 | 65% | Side | 1.63 |
| premodern | Reanimator(0.9%) | C | 3.0 | 54% | Main | 1.62 |
| legacy | Sultai Depths(0.3%) | C | 2.0 | 75% | Main | 1.50 |
| standard | Dimir Control(0.2%) | C | 3.0 | 50% | Main | 1.50 |
| standard | Dimir Control(0.2%) | C | 1.5 | 100% | Side | 1.50 |
| standard | Mardu Discard(0.4%) | C | 2.3 | 62% | Side | 1.43 |
| standard | Golgari Midrange(0.9%) | C | 1.7 | 82% | Side | 1.39 |
| pioneer | Sultai Scapeshift(1.5%) | C | 3.0 | 45% | Side | 1.35 |
| premodern | Gro-A-Tog(1.4%) | C | 1.9 | 70% | Side | 1.33 |
| pauper | Devotion(0.1%) | C | 2.5 | 50% | Side | 1.25 |
| pioneer | Abzan Greasefang(1.0%) | C | 1.6 | 69% | Side | 1.10 |
| premodern | Reanimator(0.9%) | C | 2.6 | 42% | Side | 1.09 |
| duel-commander | Emet-Selch, Unsundered(1.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator(1.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| vintage | Beseech Storm(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Karlov of the Ghost Council(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Flamewar, Brash Veteran(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | The Beamtown Bullies(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Leovold, Emissary of Trest(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| legacy | Necrodominance Combo(0.3%) | C | 2.0 | 50% | Main | 1.00 |
| pioneer | Mardu Fires of Invention(0.2%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| premodern | W-U-B-G(0.2%) | C | 2.0 | 50% | Side | 1.00 |
| vintage | Abzan Initiative(0.2%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| standard | Orzhov Midrange(0.1%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| premodern | Rakdos Goblins(0.3%) | C | 3.0 | 33% | Main | 0.99 |
| legacy | Mono Black Midrange(0.3%) | C | 3.0 | 33% | Side | 0.99 |
| pauper | Esper Ephemerate(0.5%) | C | 2.1 | 40% | Side | 0.84 |
| legacy | Jund(1.8%) | C | 1.0 | 81% | Side | 0.81 |
| pauper | Cycle Storm(0.2%) | C | 2.0 | 36% | Side | 0.72 |
| duel-commander | Terra, Magical Adept(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 67% | Main | 0.67 |
| duel-commander | Atraxa, Grand Unifier(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 67% | Main | 0.67 |
| pauper | Turbo Fog(2.4%) | C | 1.9 | 35% | Side | 0.66 |
| premodern | 4c Aluren(0.6%) | C | 2.0 | 33% | Side | 0.66 |
| legacy | Cradle Control(0.4%) | C | 1.2 | 45% | Side | 0.54 |
| duel-commander | Kefka, Court Mage(1.0%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| vintage | Red Prison(0.4%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| pauper | Jund Gardens(0.2%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| premodern | Esper Stiflenought(0.2%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Side | 0.50 |
| legacy | Saga Storm(2.4%) | C | 1.3 | 33% | Side | 0.43 |
| standard | Dimir Reanimator(2.0%) | C | 1.0 | 42% | Side | 0.42 |
| pioneer | Golgari Food(0.8%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| premodern | 4c Recurring Survival(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| vintage | Scam(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| pioneer | 5c Midrange(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| standard | Abzan Midrange(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| standard | Orzhov Control(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| premodern | Jund(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Dimir Faeries(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| premodern | Jund Recurring Survival(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Rakdos Midrange(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| premodern | UB(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | Golgari Midrange(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | Abzan Midrange(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | UB Psychatog(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| premodern | Rakdos(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Orzhov Aggro(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Side | 4.00 |
| premodern | Dimir Midrange(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| legacy | Ad Nauseam Tendrils(0.0%) | D | 3.8 | 100% | Main | 3.80 |
| premodern | GWU Survival FEB(0.0%) | D | 3.3 | 100% | Main | 3.30 |
| pioneer | Rakdos Prowess(0.0%) | D | 3.3 | 100% | Side | 3.30 |
| standard | Jund Delirium(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| pauper | Orzhov Ephemerate(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| premodern | Abzan(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| standard | Golgari Insidious Roots(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Mardu Monument(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| premodern | Abzan Land Destruction(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Grixis Reanimator(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| pauper | Goblins(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Esper Midrange(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| pioneer | Atraxa Neoform(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| pioneer | Grixis Midrange(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Mono-Black Midrange(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| standard | Sultai Excruciator(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Orzhov Aristocrats(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| standard | Jund Midrange(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Side | 3.00 |
| premodern | W-U-B-R-G(0.0%) | D | 3.4 | 83% | Side | 2.82 |
| pioneer | 4c Legends(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 88% | Side | 2.64 |
| standard | Rakdos Discard(0.0%) | D | 2.5 | 100% | Side | 2.50 |
| standard | Sultai Control(0.0%) | D | 2.3 | 100% | Side | 2.30 |
| premodern | Sultai(0.0%) | D | 2.3 | 100% | Main | 2.30 |
| standard | Esper Self-Bounce(0.0%) | D | 2.2 | 100% | Side | 2.20 |
| pioneer | Mardu Transmogrify(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Mardu Greasefang(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| standard | Abzan Ouroboroid(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Main | 2.00 |
| standard | Abzan Ouroboroid(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Rakdos Tree(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| standard | Grixis Control(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Main | 2.00 |
| premodern | Mono B Clerics(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 50% | Side | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Eldrazi(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Jund Midrange(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Main | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Mono-Black Devotion(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| standard | Golgari Reanimator(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pauper | Black Burn(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Rakdos Aggro(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| standard | Sultai Midrange(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Rakdos Midrange(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Main | 2.00 |
| premodern | BG(0.0%) | D | 2.2 | 82% | Main | 1.80 |
| premodern | Sultai(0.0%) | D | 1.7 | 100% | Side | 1.70 |
| standard | Grixis Control(0.0%) | D | 1.5 | 100% | Side | 1.50 |
| premodern | BG(0.0%) | D | 1.9 | 73% | Side | 1.39 |
| standard | Rakdos Monument(0.0%) | D | 1.5 | 89% | Side | 1.33 |
| standard | Golgari Ouroboroid(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 33% | Side | 1.32 |
| premodern | Grixis(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 40% | Main | 1.20 |
| pioneer | Rakdos Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.2 | 100% | Side | 1.20 |
| duel-commander | Ertai Resurrected(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Doctor Doom, King of Latveria(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Garland, Knight of Cornelia(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Basim Ibn Ishaq(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| pioneer | Mardu Transmogrify(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Cultist of the Absolute // Gut, True Soul Zealot(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| pioneer | Rakdos Tree(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Baron Helmut Zemo(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Kelsien, the Plague(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| pioneer | Dimir Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| vintage | 4C Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Hidetsugu and Kairi(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| premodern | WUBG(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | The Sackville-Bagginses(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Gollum, Riddle Master(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| pioneer | Jund Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| vintage | 4c Initiative(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| standard | Sultai Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| pauper | Madness Burn(0.0%) | D | 1.9 | 51% | Side | 0.97 |
| pioneer | Esper Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 89% | Side | 0.89 |
| premodern | WUBR(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 43% | Main | 0.86 |
| premodern | Jund Recurring Survival(0.0%) | D | 1.7 | 50% | Side | 0.85 |
| legacy | Dimir Car(0.0%) | D | 1.6 | 45% | Side | 0.72 |
| legacy | Arclight Phoenix(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 33% | Main | 0.66 |
| legacy | Esper Tempo(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 57% | Side | 0.57 |
| standard | 4c Lessons(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 50% | Side | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Juri, Master of the Revue(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| legacy | Mono-Black Pox(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 40% | Side | 0.40 |
| standard | Sultai Control(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| premodern | Nic-Fit(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| legacy | Dimir Reanimator(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| pioneer | Esper Control(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| cedh | Rowan, Scion of War(0.2%) | 1.0 | 13% | Main | 0.13 | |
| cedh | Inalla, Archmage Ritualist(0.2%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Korvold, Fae-Cursed King(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin(0.4%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept(1.6%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Gwenom, Remorseless(0.1%) | 1.0 | 5% | Main | 0.05 | |
| cedh | K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth(0.3%) | 1.0 | 4% | Main | 0.04 | |
| cedh | Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons(0.1%) | 1.0 | 3% | Main | 0.03 | |
| cedh | Yawgmoth, Thran Physician(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | The Gitrog Monster(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Zur the Enchanter(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Talion, the Kindly Lord(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |
Format Guides
- cEDH tier list & top cards · played in Rowan, Scion of War — cEDH deck guide, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — cEDH deck guide
- Pauper metagame breakdown · played in Dimir Control — Pauper deck guide, Golgari Gardens — Pauper deck guide
- Premodern top decks · played in Mono-Black Midrange — Premodern deck guide, 5c Hermit Druid — Premodern deck guide
- Duel Commander tier list · played in Winter, Cynical Opportunist — Duel Commander deck guide, Slimefoot and Squee — Duel Commander deck guide