At least he doesn't get to cast them for free
You draw a card, get some lands, and even put cards in the graveyard to Regrowth later
Remember: if you use one mana to neuter an opponents expensive removal spell (or snipe their expensive creature), then you are way ahead in mana efficiency
This is, of course, assuming that two damage actually trades with a lot of the cheap creatures in the environment
Wrap Up Duress | Illustration by Steven Belledin Discard effects can rip through your opponents resources, crippling their game plan from turn 1 or preventing them from building up resources throughout the game
This has turned out to be especially troublesome for tribal decks like Humans, Goblins and similar strategies which used to be played in Modern but have since dwindled in prevalence