Compelling Deterrence Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2016
Compelling Deterrence has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2016 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed #42 at $0.04, while the most expensive is Innistrad Remastered #57 at $0.25 — about 6× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $0.07. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Innistrad Remastered, Shadows over Innistrad Remastered.
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Every Compelling Deterrence Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed #42 (U) Cheapest | 2016 | $0.04 | — |
| Shadows over Innistrad #52 (U) | 2016 | $0.07 | $0.08 foil |
| Innistrad Remastered #57 (U) | 2025 | $0.25 | — |
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #55 (U) | 2023 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsThe 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.
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.
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.