Duress Price

Updated 2026-07-31

Duress in the Arena Promo version is a premium specialty printing of one of Magic's most played discard spells. The Arena Promo card stock and artwork distinguish it from the standard version, making it a target for players who want full-art or alternate-art copies of format staples. Duress sees consistent play in Legacy and Vintage as a clean one-mana hand disruption spell, so there is genuine competitive demand beneath the collector interest. Arena Promos were distributed in limited quantities through Wizards' competitive play program, and supply has been fixed for years. Scarcity is real but not extreme. Demand is consistent from players seeking high-end copies rather than speculators. This is a stable utility-card position: low volatility, slow supply erosion over time as copies get graded and locked into long-term collections.