Compelling Deterrence
| 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. |
| Flavor | "So much for neighborly hospitality!" |
| Artist | Seb McKinnon |
| Set | Innistrad Remastered #57 |
| Wallpaper |  Download wallpaper |
| Image |  Download image |
About Compelling Deterrence
Compelling Deterrence, Instant, designed by Seb McKinnon first released in February 2016 in the set Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 0.07.
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
01/24/2025
Compelling Deterrence checks to see if you control a Zombie after the target nonland permanent is returned to its owner’s hand. For example, if you target the only Zombie you control with Compelling Deterrence, you won’t discard a card.
01/24/2025
If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target as Compelling Deterrence tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will discard a card.
01/24/2025
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 if you control a Zombie.
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| Date | Minimum price | Median price | Decks |
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| 2024-09-17 | 1.03 TTD | 1.80 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-23 | 1.07 TTD | 1.80 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-30 | 1.06 TTD | 1.53 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-07 | 1.07 TTD | 1.87 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-14 | 1.06 TTD | 1.84 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-21 | 1.05 TTD | 1.84 TTD | 1 |
| 2024-10-28 | 1.01 TTD | 1.84 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-11-06 | 0.07 TTD | 1.52 TTD | 1 |
| 2024-11-11 | 0.65 TTD | 1.71 TTD | 2 |
| 2024-11-18 | 0.75 TTD | 1.74 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-11-25 | 0.79 TTD | 1.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.81 TTD | 1.80 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-09 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-19 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-30 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-01 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-06 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-13 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-20 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-27 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-02-10 | 0.79 TTD | 1.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-02-18 | 0.07 TTD | 1.40 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-04-27 | 0.14 TTD | 1.65 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-04-28 | 0.14 TTD | 1.60 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-05-06 | 0.14 TTD | 1.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-05-12 | 0.14 TTD | 1.71 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-05-19 | 0.14 TTD | 1.98 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-05-28 | 0.14 TTD | 1.98 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-06-03 | 0.14 TTD | 1.99 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-06-10 | 0.14 TTD | 1.95 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | 0.14 TTD | 1.93 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-06-23 | 0.14 TTD | 1.93 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.13 TTD | 1.92 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-07-08 | 0.14 TTD | 1.91 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-07-15 | 0.21 TTD | 1.96 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-07-22 | 0.21 TTD | 1.96 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-07-29 | 0.18 TTD | 1.96 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-05 | 0.21 TTD | 1.96 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-12 | 0.21 TTD | 1.85 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-18 | 0.21 TTD | 1.89 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-25 | 0.21 TTD | 1.92 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.21 TTD | 1.91 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | 0.21 TTD | 1.91 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-15 | 0.21 TTD | 1.91 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | 0.26 TTD | 1.69 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-29 | 0.10 TTD | 1.72 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-10-06 | 0.07 TTD | 1.73 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-10-13 | 0.24 TTD | 1.76 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-10-20 | 0.23 TTD | 1.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-10-27 | 0.26 TTD | 1.74 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.19 TTD | 1.70 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-10 | 0.21 TTD | 1.69 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-18 | 0.25 TTD | 1.70 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-24 | 0.27 TTD | 1.74 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-03 | 0.34 TTD | 1.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-08 | 0.35 TTD | 1.77 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-15 | 0.31 TTD | 1.78 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.21 TTD | 1.81 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-29 | 0.21 TTD | 1.81 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-01 | 0.28 TTD | 1.81 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-05 | 0.32 TTD | 1.77 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-13 | 0.34 TTD | 1.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-20 | 0.34 TTD | 1.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-26 | 0.34 TTD | 1.72 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.34 TTD | 1.71 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 0.34 TTD | 1.71 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-16 | 0.34 TTD | 1.71 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-23 | 0.33 TTD | 1.70 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.20 TTD | 1.65 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-03-10 | 0.33 TTD | 1.70 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-03-16 | 0.28 TTD | 1.71 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.20 TTD | 1.66 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-07 | 0.17 TTD | 1.63 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-14 | 0.07 TTD | 1.55 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-23 | 0.05 TTD | 1.29 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0.27 TTD | 1.64 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-05-05 | 0.25 TTD | 1.59 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.32 TTD | 1.61 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0.32 TTD | 1.64 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-05-25 | 0.26 TTD | 1.62 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.16 TTD | 1.59 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-08 | 0.11 TTD | 1.61 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-15 | 0.15 TTD | 1.60 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-23 | 0.26 TTD | 1.67 TTD | 1 |
| 2026-06-29 | 0.26 TTD | 1.67 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-06 | 0.18 TTD | 1.74 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-13 | 0.24 TTD | 1.82 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-20 | 0.23 TTD | 1.83 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | 0.22 TTD | 1.87 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-08-03 | 0.22 TTD | 1.84 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-08-10 | 0.22 TTD | 1.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | 0.29 TTD | 1.69 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-08-24 | 0.33 TTD | 1.68 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-09-01 | 0.11 TTD | 1.69 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-09-07 | 0.07 TTD | 1.67 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-09-14 | 0.07 TTD | 1.68 TTD | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions about Compelling Deterrence
What type of card is Compelling Deterrence?
Compelling Deterrence is a Instant card in Magic: the Gathering MTG.
What is the effect of Compelling Deterrence?
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card if you control a Zombie.
What is the price of Compelling Deterrence?
Compelling Deterrence currently starts at 0.07. See live prices from multiple sellers in the Where to buy section above.
What is the original set of Compelling Deterrence?
Compelling Deterrence was first released in the set Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed, illustrated by Seb McKinnon.
What is the legality of Compelling Deterrence?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Compelling Deterrence can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What cards are similar to Compelling Deterrence?
Cards similar to Compelling Deterrence include Trade Routes, Recoil. See the full list in the Similar cards section above.