The Lord of Pain 
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin5/5
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
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.
Printing details
- Set
- DSC · 3
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Released
- 2024-09-27
- Prices
- €9.73 · $9.94
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €9.73 | €5.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €9.64 | €5.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €4.49 trend €9.73 30-day avg €8.39 | low €4.49 trend €8.79 30-day avg €8.90 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €5.11 with Zero from €8.41 | NM from €6.64 with Zero from €9.12 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €5.11 | NM from €6.64 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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!)
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If a spell has
in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining that spell's mana value. -
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.
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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.