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Pain 101
USD $0.18
USD foil $0.24
EUR €0.14
MTGO 0.03 tix

Pain 101

{1}{B}

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains deathtouch and "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."

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Set
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT #69)
Rarity
Common
Mana value
2
Released
2026-03-06
Artist
Thomas Chamberlain-Keen
EDHREC rank
#11,777
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Protection

Combos 30

Ashnod's Altar+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
14 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Goblin Bombardment+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Phyrexian Altar+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Viscera Seer+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite scry 1
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dualcaster Mage+Yahenni, Undying Partisan+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Altar of Dementia+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Woe Strider+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite scry 1
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dualcaster Mage+Carrion Feeder+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Umbral Collar Zealot+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite surveil
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dualcaster Mage+Bloodflow Connoisseur+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Umbral Collar Zealot+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite surveil
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Phyrexian Altar+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ashnod's Altar+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Thermopod+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite red mana
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dualcaster Mage+Phantom Train+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Viscera Seer+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite scry 1
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Yahenni, Undying Partisan+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Carrion Feeder+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Thermopod+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite red mana
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Goblin Bombardment+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Blasting Station+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Woe Strider+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite scry 1
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{R}{W}{B}
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite Blood tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite Blood tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Phantom Train+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Altar of Dementia+Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Bartolomé del Presidio+Pain 101
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Blasting Station+Dualcaster Mage+Pain 101
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+Bloodflow Connoisseur+Pain 101
{U}{B}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Dualcaster Mage+Bartolomé del Presidio+Pain 101
{R}{W}{B}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite magecraft triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 30 combos.

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2026-01-27

    If the target creature is a token, the granted ability will still trigger when it dies, but you won't return the token to the battlefield.

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