Mental Agony — ruling 1

If the targeted player has fewer than two cards in their hand, that player will still lose 2 life (and discard one card, if applicable).

Mental Agony : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Mental Agony is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Target player discards two cards and loses 2 life.

How it works : Mental Agony

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1May 1, 2012· Wizards of the Coast
If the targeted player has fewer than two cards in their hand, that player will still lose 2 life (and discard one card, if applicable).
No other card is named in this ruling.