The Lord of Pain

The Lord of Pain

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

Mana cost: {3}{B}{R}

How we read this card

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 we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an Assassin attacks — 123 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain attacks:

  1. The Revelations of Ezio — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Origin of the Hidden Ones — makes a token

an Assassin deals combat damage — 123 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

  1. Jacob Frye — When The Lord of Pain deals combat damage, Jacob Frye exiles a card from your graveyard

an Assassin creature it grants types to — 125 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this.

  1. Reaper's Scythe — Reaper's Scythe gives The Lord of Pain an extra creature type

124 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,124 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  4. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  5. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  6. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  8. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 2,457 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  3. Hour of Victory — raises your speed
  4. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  5. Gas Guzzler — raises your speed
  6. Gastal Raider — raises your speed
  7. Risen Necroregent — raises your speed
  8. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  9. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,280 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain enters:

  1. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  2. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Ingris Stingerquill — deals 1 damage
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

80 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,499 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  5. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  6. War Effort — makes a token
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

30 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals combat damage — 6,499 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When The Lord of Pain deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 6,529 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Summon: Brynhildr — grants haste
  3. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  4. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  5. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself

22 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,209 cards in The Lord of Pain's colors can cause this (The Lord of Pain is one).

When The Lord of Pain enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

97 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.