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The Lord of Pain

{3}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

DSCDuskmourn: House of Horror Commander#3mythic
BorderlessFull Art
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015 · Full art
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 132
Illustrator
Greg Staples
Found in
Duskmourn House of Horror Commander Deck Endless Punishment · Duskmourn House of Horror Collector Booster Pack
Printings1EDHREC rank#2,347
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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
Menace
Market · per finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+7.9%
$9.79
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Foil+3.3%
$9.48
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Rulings

4 · latest Sep 20, 2024
  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining that spell's mana value.

  • WotCSep 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.

  • WotCSep 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.

  • WotCSep 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!)