The Lord of Pain
$8.68
$8.68Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Lord of Pain players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Blazing Firesinger+11% Synergy
$0.38
Stensian Sanguinist+8% Synergy
$4.99
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
$4.77
Exquisite Blood+56% Synergy
$37.29
Vial Smasher the Fierce+49% Synergy
$2.25
Wound Reflection+48% Synergy
$13.38
Kaervek the Merciless+47% Synergy
$0.30
Whip of Erebos+46% Synergy
$8.47
Fiery Emancipation+45% Synergy
$15.84
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+45% Synergy
$19.10
Descent into Avernus+44% Synergy
$13.61
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+43% Synergy
$28.62
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Lord of Pain Lifegain decks run as their core.
Shadowspear+42% Synergy
$30.68
Razorkin Needlehead+39% Synergy
$4.97
Mogis, God of Slaughter+37% Synergy
$5.81
Kardur, Doomscourge+33% Synergy
$1.73
Kederekt Parasite+33% Synergy
$7.77
Blasphemous Act+23% Synergy
$3.83
Lightning Greaves+21% Synergy
$3.66
Dark Ritual+19% Synergy
$11.92
Rakdos Charm+18% Synergy
$0.37
Swiftfoot Boots+14% Synergy
$2.46
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Lord of Pain Lifegain game on their own.
Demonic Tutor+16% Synergy
$76.77
Vampiric Tutor+16% Synergy
$60.01
The One Ring+12% Synergy
$104.30
Bolas's Citadel+11% Synergy
$17.54
Ancient Tomb+10% Synergy
$131.68
Necropotence+9% Synergy
$37.69
Orcish Bowmasters+5% Synergy
$44.92
Mana Vault+5% Synergy
$112.13
Opposition Agent+2% Synergy
$19.34
Jeska's Will-1% Synergy
$41.29
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in The Lord of Pain decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+38% Synergy
$34.64
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+36% Synergy
$95.66
Harsh Mentor+33% Synergy
$0.31
Brash Taunter+32% Synergy
$2.89
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+31% Synergy
$35.49
Twinflame Tyrant+30% Synergy
$25.18
Heartless Hidetsugu+30% Synergy
$3.04
Enduring Tenacity+28% Synergy
$13.28
Gleeful Arsonist+26% Synergy
$5.40
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+25% Synergy
$4.86
Fiendish Duo+24% Synergy
$3.10
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+23% Synergy
$11.01
Stormfist Crusader+22% Synergy
$0.84
Scrawling Crawler+22% Synergy
$6.53
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+20% Synergy
$1.00
Obosh, the Preypiercer+20% Synergy
$0.28
Fate Unraveler+19% Synergy
$3.23
Blood Seeker+18% Synergy
$0.35
Screaming Nemesis+18% Synergy
$6.86
Chandra's Incinerator+18% Synergy
$2.43
Massacre Wurm+17% Synergy
$1.26
Persistent Constrictor+17% Synergy
$13.54
Barbflare Gremlin+17% Synergy
$0.30
Archfiend of Despair+16% Synergy
$22.15
Star Athlete+16% Synergy
$0.78
Rampaging Ferocidon+15% Synergy
$2.75
Fear of Burning Alive+14% Synergy
$0.23
Nightshade Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.29
Crypt Ghast+13% Synergy
$19.82
Unstoppable Slasher+12% Synergy
$4.42
Pain Distributor+12% Synergy
$4.84
Scytheclaw Raptor+12% Synergy
$0.36
Silent Arbiter+11% Synergy
$12.04
Sunspine Lynx+11% Synergy
$1.82
Marauding Blight-Priest+11% Synergy
$0.28
Shadow of Mortality+11% Synergy
$0.67
Angrath's Marauders+10% Synergy
$0.37
Sower of Discord+10% Synergy
$5.54
Hexing Squelcher+9% Synergy
$19.49
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+9% Synergy
$3.26
Mai, Scornful Striker+9% Synergy
$1.06
Gisa, the Hellraiser+9% Synergy
$5.75
Deadpool, Trading Card+8% Synergy
$18.84
Stuffy Doll+8% Synergy
$6.42
Florian, Voldaren Scion+7% Synergy
$0.36
Creeping Bloodsucker+7% Synergy
$3.93
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might+7% Synergy
$24.77
Blood Artist+4% Synergy
$2.55
Combustible Gearhulk+4% Synergy
$0.33
Mayhem Devil-8% Synergy
$0.29
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Lord of Pain's Lifegain deck ahead.
Blood for the Blood God!+17% Synergy
$9.88
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$65.21
Withering Torment+15% Synergy
$4.15
Curtains' Call+15% Synergy
$0.58
Malakir Rebirth+13% Synergy
$13.15
Bolt Bend+12% Synergy
$4.47
Suspended Sentence+12% Synergy
$0.85
Tibalt's Trickery+10% Synergy
$9.96
Not Dead After All+9% Synergy
$1.76
Risk Factor+9% Synergy
$0.56
Guff Rewrites History+9% Synergy
$3.45
Price of Progress+9% Synergy
$7.88
Seething Song+8% Synergy
$12.79
Blood Pact+8% Synergy
$0.35
Transforming Flourish+8% Synergy
$0.28
Deadly Rollick+6% Synergy
$27.53
Murder+6% Synergy
$0.19
Tempt with Mayhem+6% Synergy
$1.44
Undying Evil+5% Synergy
$0.47
Darkness+5% Synergy
$23.94
Unexpected Fangs+5% Synergy
$0.30
Bedevil+4% Synergy
$0.29
Valakut Awakening+4% Synergy
$17.51
Stinging Study+4% Synergy
$16.70
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.56
Snuff Out+3% Synergy
$10.36
Overkill+3% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$2.42
Return the Favor+2% Synergy
$0.45
Untimely Malfunction+1% Synergy
$7.61
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
$13.61
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$0.94
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$6.96
Undying Malice0% Synergy
$0.32
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.21
Fake Your Own Death-1% Synergy
$0.19
Redirect Lightning-2% Synergy
$8.56
Unexpected Windfall-5% Synergy
$3.40
Chaos Warp-7% Synergy
$0.37
Big Score-11% Synergy
$0.33
Lightning Bolt-13% Synergy
$0.83
Abrade-14% Synergy
$0.41
Terminate-17% Synergy
$0.29
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for The Lord of Pain.
Exsanguinate+30% Synergy
$0.37
Sadistic Shell Game+15% Synergy
$0.35
Prisoner's Dilemma+15% Synergy
$6.04
Chandra's Ignition+13% Synergy
$7.01
Damnation+12% Synergy
$20.72
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$4.10
Mutinous Massacre+10% Synergy
$0.34
Grab the Prize+9% Synergy
$0.40
Toxic Deluge+7% Synergy
$3.31
Bloodsoaked Insight+7% Synergy
$0.33
Ensnared by the Mara+7% Synergy
$6.77
Disrupt Decorum+6% Synergy
$4.39
Grim Tutor+6% Synergy
$24.65
Rush of Dread+6% Synergy
$0.38
Creative Technique+6% Synergy
$0.30
Insatiable Avarice+5% Synergy
$4.48
Risky Shortcut+5% Synergy
$0.24
Explosive Singularity+5% Synergy
$0.55
Fraying Omnipotence+5% Synergy
$0.98
Allure of the Unknown+5% Synergy
$0.23
Game Over+5% Synergy
$0.36
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$4.47
Torment of Hailfire+4% Synergy
$41.44
Diabolic Tutor+3% Synergy
$2.09
Chain Reaction+3% Synergy
$0.28
Scheming Symmetry+3% Synergy
$8.19
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.29
Crackle with Power+2% Synergy
$7.52
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.35
Night's Whisper+1% Synergy
$0.26
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.40
Wheel of Misfortune0% Synergy
$8.06
Imperial Seal0% Synergy
$163.77
Light Up the Stage-2% Synergy
$0.27
Diabolic Intent-3% Synergy
$17.57
Mana Geyser-5% Synergy
$1.01
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.29
Vandalblast-11% Synergy
$1.07
Reanimate-12% Synergy
$8.61
Feed the Swarm-15% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Lord of Pain Lifegain decks.
Mask of Griselbrand+33% Synergy
$0.62
Resurrection Orb+28% Synergy
$15.02
Jet Medallion+24% Synergy
$10.25
Ruby Medallion+21% Synergy
$11.83
Mithril Coat+18% Synergy
$30.07
Loxodon Warhammer+15% Synergy
$2.60
Howling Mine+14% Synergy
$5.43
Helm of Awakening+10% Synergy
$3.84
Grafted Exoskeleton+10% Synergy
$5.46
Alhammarret's Archive+10% Synergy
$10.64
Ankh of Mishra+9% Synergy
$10.68
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$22.64
Dissection Tools+7% Synergy
$0.27
Anvil of Bogardan+7% Synergy
$50.63
Tempting Contract+6% Synergy
$9.91
Bontu's Monument+5% Synergy
$6.96
Crawlspace+5% Synergy
$9.21
Butcher's Cleaver+5% Synergy
$0.34
Surveyor's Scope+5% Synergy
$4.74
Temple Bell+5% Synergy
$6.01
Aetherflux Reservoir+4% Synergy
$19.53
Mindcrank+4% Synergy
$12.70
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$4.36
The Fire Crystal+2% Synergy
$5.83
Wishclaw Talisman-1% Synergy
$1.84
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.33
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in The Lord of Pain decks.
Painful Quandary+32% Synergy
$1.54
Vampiric Link+28% Synergy
$4.52
Spiteful Visions+28% Synergy
$0.83
No Mercy+27% Synergy
$26.56
Sanguine Bond+26% Synergy
$6.44
City on Fire+21% Synergy
$11.99
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit+19% Synergy
$5.64
Dictate of the Twin Gods+19% Synergy
$2.77
Black Market Connections+17% Synergy
$13.42
Underworld Dreams+15% Synergy
$1.92
Manabarbs+15% Synergy
$5.01
Mana Flare+15% Synergy
$1.18
Polluted Bonds+14% Synergy
$9.24
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$4.33
Grievous Wound+12% Synergy
$0.51
Gratuitous Violence+12% Synergy
$0.34
Phyresis+11% Synergy
$1.35
Bloodchief Ascension+10% Synergy
$20.34
Revenge of Ravens+10% Synergy
$0.45
Eternal Thirst+10% Synergy
$0.32
Spellshock+9% Synergy
$3.64
Furnace of Rath+9% Synergy
$6.81
Repercussion+9% Synergy
$10.31
The Meathook Massacre+8% Synergy
$28.37
The Rollercrusher Ride+7% Synergy
$0.67
Parker Luck+7% Synergy
$0.22
Havoc Festival+6% Synergy
$0.35
Maximum Carnage+6% Synergy
$0.71
Citadel of Pain+6% Synergy
$4.59
Protection Racket+6% Synergy
$3.40
Enchanter's Bane+5% Synergy
$0.31
Pain for All+5% Synergy
$0.49
Glistening Oil+5% Synergy
$13.32
Blessing of Leeches+5% Synergy
$0.53
Roiling Vortex+4% Synergy
$1.59
Curse of Opulence+4% Synergy
$3.00
Burning Earth+4% Synergy
$2.72
Price of Glory+4% Synergy
$11.41
Court of Ambition+4% Synergy
$5.36
Meathook Massacre II+4% Synergy
$2.50
Smoke+4% Synergy
$8.22
Maddening Hex+4% Synergy
$5.51
Oubliette+4% Synergy
$2.73
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+3% Synergy
$2.74
Pestilence+3% Synergy
$0.79
Theater of Horrors+1% Synergy
$0.36
Phyrexian Reclamation+1% Synergy
$2.64
Bastion of Remembrance0% Synergy
$0.29
Black Market0% Synergy
$5.59
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Lord of Pain's Lifegain game plan.
Sorin Markov+5% Synergy
$9.55
Angrath, the Flame-Chained+4% Synergy
$3.77
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+3% Synergy
$9.91
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Lord of Pain Lifegain decks.
Witch's Clinic+40% Synergy
$14.11
Spinerock Knoll+17% Synergy
$1.45
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+15% Synergy
$63.85
Maze of Ith+15% Synergy
$10.62
Leechridden Swamp+10% Synergy
$0.62
Shivan Gorge+10% Synergy
$0.79
Temple of the False God+9% Synergy
$0.29
Reliquary Tower+8% Synergy
$3.36
Urza's Saga+8% Synergy
$43.89
Command Beacon+8% Synergy
$7.41
Cabal Coffers+6% Synergy
$34.50
Glacial Chasm+5% Synergy
$23.88
Inventors' Fair+4% Synergy
$16.99
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.77
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.95
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.41
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$1.54
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$11.29
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Lord of Pain's Lifegain strategy.
Sol Ring+12% Synergy
$1.84
Talisman of Indulgence+11% Synergy
$0.61
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$1.92
Gilded Lotus+6% Synergy
$0.53
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$0.70
Exploding Barrel+5% Synergy
$0.30
Thran Dynamo+3% Synergy
$4.35
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.31
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.47
Arcane Signet-1% Synergy
$0.69
Cursed Mirror-3% Synergy
$0.44
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$2.81
Lands
The mana base behind The Lord of Pain's Lifegain decks.
Graven Cairns+30% Synergy
$4.85
Blazemire Verge+27% Synergy
$8.54
Blackcleave Cliffs+24% Synergy
$2.04
Luxury Suite+20% Synergy
$11.27
Sulfurous Springs+19% Synergy
$1.12
Haunted Ridge+18% Synergy
$8.32
Dragonskull Summit+17% Synergy
$0.39
Tainted Peak+17% Synergy
$1.18
Malakir Rebirth+13% Synergy
$13.15
Blood Crypt+10% Synergy
$8.83
Smoldering Marsh+9% Synergy
$0.57
Shadowblood Ridge+9% Synergy
$0.32
Bloodstained Mire+7% Synergy
$17.35
Bloodsoaked Insight+7% Synergy
$0.33
Raucous Theater+6% Synergy
$10.05
Bloodfell Caves+6% Synergy
$0.19
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.34
Geothermal Bog+5% Synergy
$0.31
Akoum Refuge+5% Synergy
$0.35
Blightstep Pathway+4% Synergy
$5.89
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.05
Valakut Awakening+4% Synergy
$17.51
Foreboding Ruins+3% Synergy
$0.40
Ash Barrens+3% Synergy
$0.35
Terramorphic Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.29
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$2.42
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$51.61
Reflecting Pool+2% Synergy
$15.20
Sulfurous Mire+2% Synergy
$0.34
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.35
Mount Doom+1% Synergy
$8.41
Badlands+1% Synergy
Canyon Slough0% Synergy
$0.37
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.24
Drossforge Bridge-1% Synergy
$1.00
Rakdos Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.14
Scalding Tarn-2% Synergy
$38.56
Swamp-3% Synergy
$0.14
Arid Mesa-3% Synergy
$29.61
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.31
Evolving Wilds-5% Synergy
$0.33
Mountain-6% Synergy
$0.16
Temple of Malice-7% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Carnarium-7% Synergy
$0.35
Path of Ancestry-11% Synergy
$0.31
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
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Scion of Halaster
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Obosh, the Preypiercer
Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Norin the Wary
Ashling the Pilgrim
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Far Fortune, End Boss
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Guild Artisan
Avalanche of Sector 7
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
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Prosper, Tome-Bound
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
Black Waltz No. 3
Tor Wauki
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus