The Lord of Pain
~$10.77 low · ~$11.69 high
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Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #3 · Illustrated by Greg Staples
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #3 · Illustrated by Greg StaplesWhat is The Lord of Pain worth?
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~$11.69
Borderless foil · Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #3
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Oracle text
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.
5/5
Format legality
The only printing of The Lord of Pain
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander dsc #3· 2024Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €8.16 · €9.09 foil | mythic | $10.77 | $11.69 | €8.16€9.09 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #2,460 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Menace
- Artist
- Greg Staples
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander card (#3).
0003 · DSC · M · EN
- 0003Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- DSCSet code for Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
September 20, 2024
The Lord of Pain's last ability must target a player other than the one who cast the spell that caused the ability to trigger. That means that if it's just you and one other player in the game, you'll have to target yourself when that player casts their first spell each turn. (What did you expect? You summoned The Lord of Pain!)
September 20, 2024
If a spell has
in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining that spell's mana value.September 20, 2024
Spells and abilities that cause opponents to gain life still resolve while The Lord of Pain is on the battlefield. They won't gain life, but any other effects of that spell or ability will still happen.
September 20, 2024
If an effect says to set an opponent's life total to a number that's higher than their current life total, that player's life total won't change.
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