“"Of all the tyrannies on humane kind The worst is that which persecutes the mind." —John Dryden, "The Hind and the Panther"”
Persecute
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {2}{B}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Choose a color. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards of that color.
Flavor Text: "Of all the tyrannies on humane kind The worst is that which persecutes the mind." —John Dryden, "The Hind and the Panther"
Set: Ninth Edition (#151), Rarity: Rare, Artist: D. Alexander Gregory
Sorcery
Black
Rare
$0.50
Regular
€0.68
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2004-10-04
The color is chosen on resolution.
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