Painful Truths
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander 82 • rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
- Market price
- $0.26
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 for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a powerful card-advantage spell that captures the essence of the Eldrazi-ravaged plane. The card embodies the high-risk, high-reward philosophy of black mana, requiring the player to sacrifice life in exchange for drawing cards. The Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander iteration serves as a thematic reimagining, blending the mechanics of the original card with the distinct, whimsical, and slightly eerie visual aesthetic of the Lorwyn plane.
The art for this card draws upon the folklore-inspired roots of the Lorwyn setting, characterized by its vibrant yet melancholic interpretation of fairy-tale tropes. Illustrators tasked with the Lorwyn aesthetic typically emphasize lush, saturated landscapes juxtaposed with unsettling character designs to reflect the plane's dual nature. This specific rendition was received well by players who value the integration of mechanical utility with the intricate world-building and nostalgic art direction that has defined Magic: The Gathering's more atmospheric expansions.
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