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Coercion
- Sorcery
- Target opponent reveals his or her hand. Choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
- "Of all I that I have lost, I miss my mind the most."
- DiTerlizzi (Visions, Sixth Edition, Starter 2000, Eighth Edition, Ninth Edition) - Pete Venters (Tempest, Beatdown) - Jeffrey R. Busch (Portal Second Age, Starter 1999) - Kang Yu (Portal Three Kingdoms)
- Common (Visions, Tempest, Sixth Edition, Starter 2000, Beatdown, Eighth Edition, Ninth Edition) - Uncommon (Portal Second Age, Portal Three Kingdoms, Starter 1999)
Coercion was originally released on February 1997 with the release of the Visions Magic The Gathering edition. This card has since been reprinted in 10 sets, with 4 artists contributing to the various card designs.
With the release of the Tempest version of Coercion on October 1997, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: "There's very little that escapes me, Greven. And you will escape very little if you fail." —Volrath
With the release of the Portal Second Age version of Coercion on June 24, 1998, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: $"Human tenderness is simply weakness in a pretty package." —Tojira, swamp queen$
With the release of the Sixth Edition version of Coercion on April 27, 1999, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: A rhino's bargain —Femeref expression meaning "a situation with no choices"
With the release of the Portal Three Kingdoms version of Coercion on July 6, 1999, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: $Though he held the title of prime minister, Cao Cao used the emperor's name to exert his own influence on the empire.$
With the release of the Starter 1999 version of Coercion on August 27, 1999, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: $"Human tenderness is simply weakness in a pretty package."$
With the release of the Starter 2000 version of Coercion on April 24, 2000, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: A rhino's bargain —Femeref expression meaning "a situation with no choices"
With the release of the Beatdown version of Coercion on October 2000, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: "There's very little that escapes me, Greven. And you will escape very little if you fail." —Volrath
With the release of the Eighth Edition version of Coercion on July 28, 2003, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: "Human tenderness is simply weakness in a pretty package."
With the release of the Ninth Edition version of Coercion on July 29, 2005, The flavortext on Coercion was modified to read: "Of all I that I have lost, I miss my mind the most."