Pain // Suffering
Invasion 294 • uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 294
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana // 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Target player discards a card.
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
Pain // Suffering was released in the year 2000 as part of the Invasion expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It introduced the 'split card' mechanic, a design innovation that allowed players to choose between two distinct effects on a single card, reflecting the set's thematic emphasis on the multi-colored mechanical identity of the Invasion block.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Arnie Swekel, who sought to capture the visceral and contrasting nature of the card's two halves. The design was received by the player base as a versatile tool for tactical gameplay, marking a significant moment in the evolution of card frames and strategic options within the game's competitive history.
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