Compelling Deterrence

set	min	mtgo
-	$ 0.12	0.03 tix

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Name	Compelling Deterrence
Type	Instant
Description	Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card if you control a Zombie.
Artist	Seb McKinnon
Set	Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #55
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Compelling Deterrence

Compelling Deterrence, Instant, designed by Seb McKinnon first released in Feb, 2016 in the set Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed and was printed exactly in 3 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.12.

A deck that focuses on Zombie tribal synergies would benefit the most from using Compelling Deterrence in Magic: The Gathering. This card can provide both tempo advantage by returning a nonland permanent to its owner's hand and card advantage by making the opponent discard a card if you control a Zombie. While there may be more versatile or powerful options available, such as Cryptic Command or Force of Negation, Compelling Deterrence can still be a solid inclusion in decks that can consistently meet its Zombie requirement, especially in more casual or thematic Zombie decks.

Rules

04/08/16

If you target the only Zombie you control with Compelling Deterrence, you won’t discard a card.

04/08/16

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.

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