The Lord of Pain

Name
The Lord of Pain

Mana Cost

Type
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

Set
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander

Rarity
Mythic

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.


Power/Toughness
5/5

Number
#3

Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Vintage

Availability
Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(20/09/2024)
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!)


(20/09/2024)
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.


(20/09/2024)
If a spell has in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining that spell's mana value.


(20/09/2024)
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.


Artist
Greg Staples

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