Decree of Pain
Commander Masters 508 • rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 508
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Finish
- Etched
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 introduced in the Scourge set in 2003, designed as a powerful high-cost sorcery that functions as both a board wipe and a significant card-advantage engine. Its mechanics reflect the high-mana, high-impact design philosophy of early Magic: The Gathering sets, offering players a way to stabilize the board while replenishing their hand after a devastating creature sweep.
This specific version, released in the Commander Masters set in 2023, features updated art by Carl Critchlow. Critchlow is a long-standing contributor to the game whose style often leans into the dark, visceral fantasy aesthetic associated with black-aligned cards. His depiction of the spell emphasizes the psychological and physical toll implied by the card's name, maintaining the thematic continuity that has defined the card across its various reprints.
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