Decree of Pain
Secret Lair Drop 187 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 187
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ian Jepson
- Market price
- $7.36
What it does
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.
Cycling 3 generic mana black mana black mana (3 generic mana black mana black mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Decree of Pain was originally printed in the 2003 Scourge expansion as a powerful board-wiping sorcery, designed to punish opponents by destroying all creatures and rewarding the caster with card draw. Its mechanics quickly cemented it as a staple in Commander, where the high mana cost is offset by the devastating impact of clearing a crowded battlefield while simultaneously refilling one's hand.
This specific version was released as part of the Secret Lair series, a curated line of limited-edition cards featuring stylized, non-traditional artwork. Artist Ian Jepson was commissioned for this piece, utilizing a stark, graphic aesthetic that departs from the traditional fantasy style of early Magic: The Gathering to offer a more contemporary, illustrative take on the card's theme of crushing retribution.
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