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The Lord of Pain

The Lord of Pain

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

Mana cost: {3}{B}{R}

Mana value: 5

Menace Your opponents can't gain life. Whenever a player casts their first spell each turn, choose another target player. The Lord of Pain deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to the chosen player.

Power / Toughness: 5 / 5

Printings: 1

Format Legality

Standard
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Not Legal
Commander
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Historic
Not Legal
Timeless
Not Legal

Commander Decks Using The Lord of Pain

Used in 7 of 8,378 Commander decks in the MTG Compendium database (0.1%)

Top Commanders Using The Lord of Pain

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls 5 decks Queen Marchesa 2 decks
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Commander: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Oriol Molins · b3 de viernes · Oct 23, 2026
#2
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Commander: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Oriol Molins · commander b3 chill · Nov 3, 2026
#4
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Commander: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Oriol Molins · b3 martes · Oct 6, 2026
#8
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Commander: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Oriol Molins · COMMANDER B3 LIGA DECKPOINT · Oct 27, 2026
#9
Queen Marchesa
Commander: Queen Marchesa
Luis Azorín · Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona · Sep 18, 2026
#15
Queen Marchesa
Commander: Queen Marchesa
Luis Azorín · Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona · Nov 13, 2026
#16
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Commander: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Chris Stevens · Cedh Mox Diamond tournament · Oct 3, 2026
#33

Printings

The Lord of Pain
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander · #3