Compelling Deterrence
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Duel Decks: Blessed vs. CursedDDQ · #42
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.13 € · 0.04 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card if you control a Zombie.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Seb McKinnon
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2016-02-26
Flavour text
"So much for neighborly hospitality!"
Rulings
Compelling Deterrence checks to see if you control a Zombie after the target nonland permanent is returned to its owner’s hand. For example, if you target the only Zombie you control with Compelling Deterrence, you won’t discard a card.
If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target as Compelling Deterrence tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will discard a card.
The card returned to its owner’s hand may be the card they discard. If it’s the only card in that player’s hand, it must be discarded if you control a Zombie.
