Decree of Pain
Commander 2017 111 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
- Market price
- $0.29
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 first printed in the Scourge expansion in 2003, designed as a powerful high-cost sorcery meant to swing the momentum of a game by destroying all creatures and drawing cards based on how many died. Its inclusion in the Commander 2017 product line—specifically the Vampiric Bloodlust deck—reaffirmed its status as a staple black card in the Commander format, which prioritizes large, multiplayer-friendly board wipes that offer significant card advantage.
The original art for the card was created by Kev Walker, whose distinct, dark, and gritty aesthetic defined much of the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering during the early 2000s. Walker aimed to capture the visceral agony of the spell through the strained, tortured expression of the figure depicted, a design choice that resonated with players and helped cement the card as a quintessential example of black-aligned mass removal.
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