Pain's Reward
Saviors of Kamigawa 85 • rare
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $11.01
What it does
Each player may bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of any number. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and draws four cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pain's Reward was released in 2005 as part of the Saviors of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed during a period when the game was exploring the mechanics of hand size and high-risk resource management, fitting the theme of the Kamigawa block which centered on Japanese mythology and the clash between the mortal and spirit realms. It serves as an example of black-aligned card design that forces players to navigate precarious trade-offs to gain card advantage.
The artwork for the card was provided by illustrator Ron Spencer, a veteran artist whose work appeared extensively throughout the game's early and middle history. Spencer employed his characteristically bold, dark style to depict the visceral nature of the spell's effect. Upon release, the card was received as a niche technical tool, recognized primarily for its potential in specialized decks designed to manipulate life totals as a fuel for gameplay mechanics rather than as a primary win condition.
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