Embodiment of Agonies
~$0.41 low · ~$0.58 high
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Black. Creature — Demon
Core Set 2020 #98 · Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk
Core Set 2020 #98 · Illustrated by Igor KierylukWhat is Embodiment of Agonies worth?
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Oracle text
Flying, deathtouch
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each different mana cost among nonland cards in your graveyard. (For example, 
and are different mana costs.)
0/0
"I feel your pain. It's exquisite."
Format legality
All 3 printings of Embodiment of Agonies
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Core Set 2020 m20 #98· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.16 · €0.62 foil | rare | $0.41 | $0.48 | €0.16€0.62 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 Promos pm20 #98p· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.26 · €0.57 foil | rare | $0.47 | $0.58 | €0.26€0.57 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 Promos pm20 #98s· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.76 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.51 | €0.76 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #16,215 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Deathtouch, Flying
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Core Set 2020 card (#98).
098 · M20 · R · EN
- 098Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- M20Set code for Core Set 2020
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (6)
July 12, 2019
If you return Embodiment of Agonies from your graveyard to the battlefield, its last ability counts itself.
July 12, 2019
The mana cost of a split card is determined by its two halves combined. For example, the mana cost of Fire//Ice in your graveyard is
, the same as the mana cost of Ral's Outburst.July 12, 2019
Alternative costs, additional costs you could pay, cost increases, and cost reductions are all ignored by Embodiment of Agonies.
July 12, 2019
Embodiment of Agonies checks the mana symbols in a card's mana cost. For example, a mana cost of
is different than a mana cost of 
.July 12, 2019
Every Magic card has either no mana cost or exactly one mana cost. A card with no mana cost is never counted by Embodiment of Agonies. A card with a mana cost of
is counted.July 12, 2019
Hybrid mana symbols are treated as the actual symbols, not as either of their two components individually. For example,
, , and are three different mana costs.
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