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The Lord of Pain
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Menace
Your opponents can't gain life.
Whenever a player casts their first spell each turn, choose another target player. The Lord of Pain deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to the chosen player.
Rulings (4)
If an effect says to set an opponent's life total to a number that's higher than their current life total, that player's life total won't change.
Sep 20, 2024
Spells and abilities that cause opponents to gain life still resolve while The Lord of Pain is on the battlefield. They won't gain life, but any other effects of that spell or ability will still happen.
Sep 20, 2024
If a spell has X generic mana in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining that spell's mana value.
Sep 20, 2024
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