Painful Truths
New Capenna Commander 255 • rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Collector number
- 255
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Converge — You draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.
As the Eldrazi spread, no secret that could give Zendikar's defenders an advantage was considered too dangerous to seek.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Painful Truths was originally introduced in the Battle for Zendikar set in 2015, designed as a black-aligned card advantage spell that emphasizes the high cost of drawing power. The New Capenna Commander printing, specifically collector number 255, serves as a functional reprint that utilizes the aesthetic framework of the Streets of New Capenna expansion. This setting drew heavy inspiration from 1920s Art Deco architecture and the dark, noir-infused atmosphere of organized crime families, providing a thematic backdrop that suits the card's grim trade-off mechanism.
The art for this specific printing reflects the opulent yet corrupt nature of the setting, maintaining the mechanical identity established by the original design team. While the card's mechanics—allowing players to draw cards at the cost of life—remain a staple in Commander deck-building, this iteration was released to integrate the classic utility spell into the cohesive visual identity of the New Capenna-themed preconstructed decks. It is widely regarded by players as an efficient, if dangerous, tool for mid-game recovery, consistent with its long-standing role in the Magic: The Gathering card pool.
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