The Lord of Pain
$9.27
$9.27Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Lord of Pain players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Blazing Firesinger+11% Synergy
$0.30
Stensian Sanguinist+8% Synergy
$5.05
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Lord of Pain's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Basilisk Collar+65% Synergy
$6.03
Exquisite Blood+56% Synergy
$38.84
Vial Smasher the Fierce+49% Synergy
$2.45
Wound Reflection+48% Synergy
$14.22
Kaervek the Merciless+47% Synergy
$0.35
Whip of Erebos+46% Synergy
$9.07
Fiery Emancipation+45% Synergy
$14.47
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+45% Synergy
$20.32
Descent into Avernus+44% Synergy
$13.65
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+43% Synergy
$25.56
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Lord of Pain Lifegain decks run as their core.
Shadowspear+42% Synergy
$34.19
Razorkin Needlehead+39% Synergy
$4.63
Mogis, God of Slaughter+37% Synergy
$5.15
Kardur, Doomscourge+33% Synergy
$2.18
Kederekt Parasite+33% Synergy
$8.44
Blasphemous Act+23% Synergy
$0.89
Lightning Greaves+21% Synergy
$4.52
Dark Ritual+19% Synergy
$5.94
Rakdos Charm+18% Synergy
$0.45
Swiftfoot Boots+14% Synergy
$2.28
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Lord of Pain Lifegain game on their own.
Demonic Tutor+16% Synergy
$61.95
Vampiric Tutor+16% Synergy
$54.82
The One Ring+12% Synergy
$115.22
Bolas's Citadel+11% Synergy
$14.92
Ancient Tomb+10% Synergy
$134.99
Necropotence+9% Synergy
$36.65
Orcish Bowmasters+5% Synergy
$46.80
Mana Vault+5% Synergy
$120.10
Opposition Agent+2% Synergy
$18.87
Jeska's Will-1% Synergy
$40.59
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in The Lord of Pain decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+38% Synergy
$35.38
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+36% Synergy
$98.29
Harsh Mentor+33% Synergy
$0.29
Brash Taunter+32% Synergy
$2.98
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+31% Synergy
$35.98
Twinflame Tyrant+30% Synergy
$26.00
Heartless Hidetsugu+30% Synergy
$2.86
Enduring Tenacity+28% Synergy
$11.90
Gleeful Arsonist+26% Synergy
$7.13
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+25% Synergy
$5.52
Fiendish Duo+24% Synergy
$2.47
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+23% Synergy
$10.30
Stormfist Crusader+22% Synergy
$0.72
Scrawling Crawler+22% Synergy
$7.67
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+20% Synergy
$1.25
Obosh, the Preypiercer+20% Synergy
$0.26
Fate Unraveler+19% Synergy
$3.51
Blood Seeker+18% Synergy
$0.37
Screaming Nemesis+18% Synergy
$7.65
Chandra's Incinerator+18% Synergy
$2.44
Massacre Wurm+17% Synergy
$1.68
Persistent Constrictor+17% Synergy
$12.83
Barbflare Gremlin+17% Synergy
$0.34
Archfiend of Despair+16% Synergy
$26.27
Star Athlete+16% Synergy
$0.80
Rampaging Ferocidon+15% Synergy
$2.03
Fear of Burning Alive+14% Synergy
$0.24
Nightshade Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt Ghast+13% Synergy
$16.51
Unstoppable Slasher+12% Synergy
$5.60
Pain Distributor+12% Synergy
$5.60
Scytheclaw Raptor+12% Synergy
$0.31
Silent Arbiter+11% Synergy
$11.82
Sunspine Lynx+11% Synergy
$2.02
Marauding Blight-Priest+11% Synergy
$0.31
Shadow of Mortality+11% Synergy
$0.71
Angrath's Marauders+10% Synergy
$0.61
Sower of Discord+10% Synergy
$4.37
Hexing Squelcher+9% Synergy
$22.70
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+9% Synergy
$5.41
Mai, Scornful Striker+9% Synergy
$1.01
Gisa, the Hellraiser+9% Synergy
$4.82
Deadpool, Trading Card+8% Synergy
$18.93
Stuffy Doll+8% Synergy
$6.18
Florian, Voldaren Scion+7% Synergy
$0.36
Creeping Bloodsucker+7% Synergy
$4.94
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might+7% Synergy
$21.44
Blood Artist+4% Synergy
$3.54
Combustible Gearhulk+4% Synergy
$0.38
Mayhem Devil-8% Synergy
$0.30
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Lord of Pain's Lifegain deck ahead.
Blood for the Blood God!+17% Synergy
$9.35
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$69.27
Withering Torment+15% Synergy
$0.86
Curtains' Call+15% Synergy
$0.52
Malakir Rebirth+13% Synergy
$13.47
Bolt Bend+12% Synergy
$5.86
Suspended Sentence+12% Synergy
$0.87
Tibalt's Trickery+10% Synergy
$10.78
Not Dead After All+9% Synergy
$1.96
Risk Factor+9% Synergy
$0.51
Guff Rewrites History+9% Synergy
$3.40
Price of Progress+9% Synergy
$7.93
Seething Song+8% Synergy
$12.32
Blood Pact+8% Synergy
$0.30
Transforming Flourish+8% Synergy
$0.26
Deadly Rollick+6% Synergy
$27.91
Murder+6% Synergy
$0.21
Tempt with Mayhem+6% Synergy
$1.17
Undying Evil+5% Synergy
$0.48
Darkness+5% Synergy
$24.18
Unexpected Fangs+5% Synergy
$0.32
Bedevil+4% Synergy
$0.31
Valakut Awakening+4% Synergy
$17.94
Stinging Study+4% Synergy
$13.90
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.35
Snuff Out+3% Synergy
$10.92
Overkill+3% Synergy
$0.35
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$3.86
Return the Favor+2% Synergy
$0.99
Untimely Malfunction+1% Synergy
$9.33
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
$13.51
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$1.39
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$7.39
Undying Malice0% Synergy
$0.28
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.24
Fake Your Own Death-1% Synergy
$0.29
Redirect Lightning-2% Synergy
$12.92
Unexpected Windfall-5% Synergy
$4.45
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.36
Big Score-11% Synergy
$0.39
Lightning Bolt-13% Synergy
$0.82
Abrade-14% Synergy
$0.33
Terminate-17% Synergy
$0.28
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for The Lord of Pain.
Exsanguinate+30% Synergy
$0.39
Sadistic Shell Game+15% Synergy
$0.39
Prisoner's Dilemma+15% Synergy
$5.63
Chandra's Ignition+13% Synergy
$8.06
Damnation+12% Synergy
$20.48
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$3.83
Mutinous Massacre+10% Synergy
$0.33
Grab the Prize+9% Synergy
$0.60
Toxic Deluge+7% Synergy
$4.37
Bloodsoaked Insight+7% Synergy
$0.30
Ensnared by the Mara+7% Synergy
$7.59
Disrupt Decorum+6% Synergy
$4.79
Grim Tutor+6% Synergy
$24.73
Rush of Dread+6% Synergy
$0.38
Creative Technique+6% Synergy
$0.36
Insatiable Avarice+5% Synergy
$4.79
Risky Shortcut+5% Synergy
$0.25
Explosive Singularity+5% Synergy
$0.50
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.73
Allure of the Unknown+5% Synergy
$0.19
Game Over+5% Synergy
$0.35
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$4.67
Torment of Hailfire+4% Synergy
$38.18
Diabolic Tutor+3% Synergy
$2.35
Chain Reaction+3% Synergy
$0.26
Scheming Symmetry+3% Synergy
$9.00
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.33
Crackle with Power+2% Synergy
$7.79
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.03
Night's Whisper+1% Synergy
$5.42
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.29
Wheel of Misfortune0% Synergy
$8.19
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$165.76
Light Up the Stage-2% Synergy
$0.36
Diabolic Intent-3% Synergy
$16.42
Mana Geyser-5% Synergy
$1.18
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.34
Vandalblast-11% Synergy
$1.10
Reanimate-12% Synergy
$9.76
Feed the Swarm-15% Synergy
$0.16
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Lord of Pain Lifegain decks.
Mask of Griselbrand+33% Synergy
$0.69
Resurrection Orb+28% Synergy
$16.67
Jet Medallion+24% Synergy
$12.26
Ruby Medallion+21% Synergy
$13.98
Mithril Coat+18% Synergy
$31.91
Loxodon Warhammer+15% Synergy
$2.53
Howling Mine+14% Synergy
$5.42
Helm of Awakening+10% Synergy
$2.71
Grafted Exoskeleton+10% Synergy
$5.59
Alhammarret's Archive+10% Synergy
$10.62
Ankh of Mishra+9% Synergy
$10.82
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$21.50
Dissection Tools+7% Synergy
$0.31
Anvil of Bogardan+7% Synergy
$48.01
Tempting Contract+6% Synergy
$11.06
Bontu's Monument+5% Synergy
$4.94
Crawlspace+5% Synergy
$10.53
Butcher's Cleaver+5% Synergy
$0.28
Surveyor's Scope+5% Synergy
$4.81
Temple Bell+5% Synergy
$6.33
Aetherflux Reservoir+4% Synergy
$19.99
Mindcrank+4% Synergy
$11.87
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$4.44
The Fire Crystal+2% Synergy
$6.22
Wishclaw Talisman-1% Synergy
$1.98
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$4.67
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in The Lord of Pain decks.
Painful Quandary+32% Synergy
$1.64
Vampiric Link+28% Synergy
$3.76
Spiteful Visions+28% Synergy
$0.59
No Mercy+27% Synergy
$26.83
Sanguine Bond+26% Synergy
$6.60
City on Fire+21% Synergy
$12.18
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit+19% Synergy
$5.84
Dictate of the Twin Gods+19% Synergy
$2.83
Black Market Connections+17% Synergy
$10.16
Underworld Dreams+15% Synergy
$1.32
Manabarbs+15% Synergy
$4.48
Mana Flare+15% Synergy
$1.64
Polluted Bonds+14% Synergy
$9.77
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$4.43
Grievous Wound+12% Synergy
$0.60
Gratuitous Violence+12% Synergy
$0.39
Phyresis+11% Synergy
$2.92
Bloodchief Ascension+10% Synergy
$20.47
Revenge of Ravens+10% Synergy
$0.58
Eternal Thirst+10% Synergy
$0.32
Spellshock+9% Synergy
$4.42
Furnace of Rath+9% Synergy
$7.19
Repercussion+9% Synergy
$13.54
The Meathook Massacre+8% Synergy
$27.06
The Rollercrusher Ride+7% Synergy
$0.55
Parker Luck+7% Synergy
$0.32
Havoc Festival+6% Synergy
$0.45
Maximum Carnage+6% Synergy
$0.77
Citadel of Pain+6% Synergy
$4.08
Protection Racket+6% Synergy
$3.87
Enchanter's Bane+5% Synergy
$0.28
Pain for All+5% Synergy
$1.24
Glistening Oil+5% Synergy
$12.32
Blessing of Leeches+5% Synergy
$0.64
Roiling Vortex+4% Synergy
$1.77
Curse of Opulence+4% Synergy
$4.25
Burning Earth+4% Synergy
$2.63
Price of Glory+4% Synergy
$14.18
Court of Ambition+4% Synergy
$5.60
Meathook Massacre II+4% Synergy
$2.67
Smoke+4% Synergy
$8.19
Maddening Hex+4% Synergy
$4.78
Oubliette+4% Synergy
$2.80
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+3% Synergy
$2.08
Pestilence+3% Synergy
$0.76
Theater of Horrors+1% Synergy
$0.34
Phyrexian Reclamation+1% Synergy
$2.99
Bastion of Remembrance0% Synergy
$0.35
Black Market0% Synergy
$6.17
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Lord of Pain's Lifegain game plan.
Sorin Markov+5% Synergy
$10.01
Angrath, the Flame-Chained+4% Synergy
$3.86
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+3% Synergy
$8.32
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Lord of Pain Lifegain decks.
Witch's Clinic+40% Synergy
$14.84
Spinerock Knoll+17% Synergy
$1.37
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+15% Synergy
$54.58
Maze of Ith+15% Synergy
$9.65
Leechridden Swamp+10% Synergy
$0.84
Shivan Gorge+10% Synergy
$1.02
Temple of the False God+9% Synergy
$0.26
Reliquary Tower+8% Synergy
$3.52
Urza's Saga+8% Synergy
$38.89
Command Beacon+8% Synergy
$9.73
Cabal Coffers+6% Synergy
$29.97
Glacial Chasm+5% Synergy
$19.75
Inventors' Fair+4% Synergy
$17.64
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$4.58
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.93
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.39
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$2.18
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$10.89
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Lord of Pain's Lifegain strategy.
Sol Ring+12% Synergy
$1.55
Talisman of Indulgence+11% Synergy
$1.85
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$2.59
Gilded Lotus+6% Synergy
$0.57
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$0.89
Exploding Barrel+5% Synergy
$0.29
Thran Dynamo+3% Synergy
$4.34
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.31
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.37
Arcane Signet-1% Synergy
$0.89
Cursed Mirror-3% Synergy
$0.45
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$4.43
Lands
The mana base behind The Lord of Pain's Lifegain decks.
Graven Cairns+30% Synergy
$4.70
Blazemire Verge+27% Synergy
$9.75
Blackcleave Cliffs+24% Synergy
$2.65
Luxury Suite+20% Synergy
$9.09
Sulfurous Springs+19% Synergy
$1.50
Haunted Ridge+18% Synergy
$8.51
Dragonskull Summit+17% Synergy
$0.47
Tainted Peak+17% Synergy
$1.25
Malakir Rebirth+13% Synergy
$13.47
Blood Crypt+10% Synergy
$9.11
Smoldering Marsh+9% Synergy
$0.30
Shadowblood Ridge+9% Synergy
$0.37
Bloodstained Mire+7% Synergy
$18.20
Bloodsoaked Insight+7% Synergy
$0.30
Raucous Theater+6% Synergy
$10.75
Bloodfell Caves+6% Synergy
$0.22
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.31
Geothermal Bog+5% Synergy
$0.27
Akoum Refuge+5% Synergy
$0.33
Blightstep Pathway+4% Synergy
$5.92
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.11
Valakut Awakening+4% Synergy
$17.94
Foreboding Ruins+3% Synergy
$0.29
Ash Barrens+3% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$3.86
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$51.14
Reflecting Pool+2% Synergy
$14.88
Sulfurous Mire+2% Synergy
$0.31
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.03
Mount Doom+1% Synergy
$9.00
Badlands+1% Synergy
Canyon Slough0% Synergy
$0.22
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.24
Drossforge Bridge-1% Synergy
$1.47
Rakdos Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.14
Scalding Tarn-2% Synergy
$37.29
Swamp-3% Synergy
$0.08
Arid Mesa-3% Synergy
$28.93
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.37
Evolving Wilds-5% Synergy
$0.25
Mountain-6% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of Malice-7% Synergy
$0.22
Rakdos Carnarium-7% Synergy
$0.35
Path of Ancestry-11% Synergy
$0.23
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Lord of Pain: Lifegain.
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash
Heartless Hidetsugu
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
Kaervek the Merciless
Obosh, the Preypiercer
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Scion of Halaster
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Ashling the Pilgrim
Far Fortune, End Boss
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Guild Artisan
Avalanche of Sector 7
Norin the Wary
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Krark, the Thumbless // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Krark, the Thumbless // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Krark, the Thumbless // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Krark, the Thumbless // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Krark, the Thumbless // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Krark, the Thumbless // Tormod, the Desecrator
Krark, the Thumbless // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Prosper, Tome-Bound
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
Black Waltz No. 3
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Tor Wauki