edhseer Commander synergy, explained
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Mana cost: {3}{B}{R}
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.
triggered — deals that spell's mana value damage
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.
Cares about: nothing.
an Assassin deals combat damage — 212 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain deals combat damage:
an Assassin attacks — 212 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain attacks:
an Assassin creature it grants types to — 219 cards in the game can cause this.
218 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain deals noncombat damage:
37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain makes a player lose life:
46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain enters:
2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain attacks:
186 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain attacks:
111 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
When The Lord of Pain enters:
304 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).
43 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.