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{{Infobox mtgblockset |
Background = Red |
Expansion Name = '''''Torment''''' |
Expansion Logo = TormentLogo.jpg|
Expansion Symbol = Exp_sym_Torment_C.gif|
Symbol Description = Ouroboros|
Release Date = [[February 8]], [[2002]] |
Mechanics = |
Keywords = |
Size = 143 cards <br>(55 common, <br>44 uncommon, <br>44 rare)|
Block Name = Odyssey Block|
First Set = '''''[[Odyssey (Magic: The Gathering)|Odyssey]]'''''|
Second Set = '''''[[Torment (Magic: The Gathering)|Torment]]'''''|
Third Set = '''''[[Judgment (Magic: The Gathering)|Judgment]]'''''|
Previous Set = '''''[[Odyssey (Magic: The Gathering)|Odyssey]]''''' |
This Set = '''''Torment''''' |
Next Set = '''''[[Judgment (Magic: The Gathering)|Judgment]]'''''|
}}
'''Torment''' is the second set in the [[Magic: The Gathering sets|Odyssey Block]] and focused mainly on Black.


[[Category:Card games introduced in 2002]]
This expansion set is quite special, since it is the first expansion set ever, which contains an unequal number of each color. It has 40 Black cards, 28 Blue cards, 28 Red cards, 21 Green Cards and 21 White cards. This unbalance is, however, balanced by the release of the third expansion set in the Odyssey Block, [[Judgment (Magic: The Gathering)|Judgment]].

==Mechanics==
''Torment'' continued the Flashback and Threshold mechanics began in ''Odyssey'' and introduced Madness, which allows a player to play a spell which has been discarded at a reduced cost.

==Storyline==

==Notable Cards==
* '''Basking Rootwalla''' -- The only spell with a madness cost of 0, Basking Rootwalla has been a staple creature of madness decks in all formats.
* '''Cabal Ritual''' -- Used in several Type I storm combo decks as an additional Dark Ritual-type effect
* '''Grim Lavamancer''' -- A small efficient red creature with the ability to pitch cards for direct damage. Grim Lavamancer has shown up several well-known decks including Fish and Red Deck Wins.
* '''Nantuko Shade''' -- Among the most efficient black creatures ever printed

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