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The '''Torment ability''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] to describe the following [[effect]]: "Target player sacrifices a nonland permanent, pays 3 life, or discards a card."<ref name="Pie Changes">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2021-changes-2021-10-18|Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 18, 2021}}</ref> This effect is ''not'' named after the card <c>Torment</c>or the set [[Torment]], but rather after the [[vertical cycle]] of Torments in ''[[Hour of Devastation]]''. | The '''Torment ability''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] to describe the following [[effect]]: "Target player sacrifices a nonland permanent, pays 3 life, or discards a card."<ref name="Pie Changes">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2021-changes-2021-10-18|Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 18, 2021}}</ref> This effect is ''not'' named after the card <c>Torment</c> or the set ''[[Torment]]'', but rather after the [[vertical cycle]] of Torments in ''[[Hour of Devastation]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 08:59, 24 October 2021
The Torment ability is a slang term used by Magic R&D to describe the following effect: "Target player sacrifices a nonland permanent, pays 3 life, or discards a card."[1] This effect is not named after the card Torment or the set Torment, but rather after the vertical cycle of Torments in Hour of Devastation.
Description
The effect is primary used in black.[1] It gives the opponent some options of what to pay, making it similar to a punisher mechanic, but with a "default" option that stops opponents choosing picking a cost they can't pay (e.g. discard with an empty hand).
Cards with Torment
- Torment of Hailfire (Hour of Devastation)
- Torment of Scarabs (Hour of Devastation)
- Torment of Venom (Hour of Devastation)
- Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver (Hour of Devastation)
- Tergrid's Lantern (Kaldheim)
Similar cards
- Professor Onyx (Strixhaven: School of Mages) - cannot sacrifice permanents
- Indulgent Tormentor (Magic 2015) - sacrifice creature instead of nonland permanent, controller draws rather than opponent discards
- Remorseless Punishment (Oath of the Gatewatch) - sacrifice creature or planeswalker instead of nonland permanent, five life rather than three, discard two rather than discard one
- Forbidden Ritual (Visions) - sacrifice permanent instead of nonland permanent, two life rather than three
References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (October 18, 2021). "Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.