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Painful Bond

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #12
Illustrator: Jodie Muir
Edition: Alchemy: Kamigawa

Painful Bond is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 1075
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 1
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Versions: This card has 1 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Draw two cards, then nonland cards in your hand with mana value 3 or less perpetually gain "When you cast this spell, you lose 1 life."

Related Tags

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Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

Latest decks playing Painful Bond

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Painful Bond available on MTG decks website.

Other	Elas il-Kor, Sadisti... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	15-May -2024	$217 ---
Other	griselbrand control By nbnerd		Social media	Not available	15-May -2024	$417 ---
Other	Rankle PT By circulated		Social media	Not available	15-May -2024	$324 ---
Other	05/13/24 MBC Davriel By Ulavala		Social media	Not available	13-May -2024	$411 ---
Other	5th element operasin... By Turok		Social media	Not available	13-May -2024	$443 ---
Other	A-Queza, Augur of Ag... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	13-May -2024	$479 ---
Other	Shelly By Ray28		Social media	Not available	13-May -2024	$285 ---
Other	Tergrid, God of Frig... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	12-May -2024	$208 ---
W/L (15 - 8) 65%	Edgar 100 By Metallikyle		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	12-May -2024	$247 ---
Other	Esika Show and Tell ... By DavidRoyale		Social media	Not available	11-May -2024	$840 ---
Other	Rakdos Arcanist By wirmie	BO3	Streamed Deck	38%	11-May -2024	$218 ---
Other	Army of the Undead By darthmemes		Social media	Not available	10-May -2024	$311 ---
Other	Big Ol' Croaker By FacelessJon		Social media	Not available	05-May -2024	$255 ---
Other	Shelodred Combo By Greendog86		Social media	Not available	29-Apr -2024	$254 ---
Other	Kaervek, the Punishe... By bee_zlee		Social media	Not available	26-Apr -2024	$350 ---
Other	Dimir By MTGA-Assistant-...	BO1	Social media	Not available	26-Apr -2024	$852 ---
Other	Flint By circulated		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$499 ---
Other	The Crimes of Gisa By MTG_Josh		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$454 ---
Other	Gisa By uglyfruitcake		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$562 ---
Other	Liliana of the Veil By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	17-Apr -2024	$355 ---

Other X	Elas il-Kor, Sadisti... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	15-May SINGULARITY: Not available $217 ---
Other X	griselbrand control By nbnerd Social media	15-May SINGULARITY: Not available $417 ---
Other X	Rankle PT By circulated Social media	15-May SINGULARITY: Not available $324 ---
Other X	05/13/24 MBC Davriel By Ulavala Social media	13-May SINGULARITY: Not available $411 ---
Other X	5th element operasin... By Turok Social media	13-May SINGULARITY: Not available $443 ---
Other X	A-Queza, Augur of Ag... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	13-May SINGULARITY: Not available $479 ---
Other X	Shelly By Ray28 Social media	13-May SINGULARITY: Not available $285 ---
Other X	Tergrid, God of Frig... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	12-May SINGULARITY: Not available $208 ---
W/L (15 - 8) 65% X	Edgar 100 By Metallikyle Arena Ladder ()	12-May SINGULARITY: Not available $247 ---
Other X	Esika Show and Tell ... By DavidRoyale Social media	11-May SINGULARITY: Not available $840 ---
Other X BO3	Rakdos Arcanist By wirmie Streamed Deck	11-May SINGULARITY: 38% $218 ---
Other X	Army of the Undead By darthmemes Social media	10-May SINGULARITY: Not available $311 ---
Other X	Big Ol' Croaker By FacelessJon Social media	05-May SINGULARITY: Not available $255 ---
Other X	Shelodred Combo By Greendog86 Social media	29-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $254 ---
Other X	Kaervek, the Punishe... By bee_zlee Social media	26-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $350 ---
Other X BO1	Dimir By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	26-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $852 ---
Other X	Flint By circulated Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $499 ---
Other X	The Crimes of Gisa By MTG_Josh Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $454 ---
Other X	Gisa By uglyfruitcake Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $562 ---
Other X	Liliana of the Veil By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	17-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $355 ---

Recent archetypes playing Painful Bond

A list of archetypes playing Painful Bond by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Historic

Historic archetypes playing Painful Bond

	Name	Decks	Price
	Historic Rakdos Arcanist	1	$218 $52

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Painful Bond quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Painful Bond?

Painful Bond has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Painful Bond current price?

The current price is:

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In which formats is Painful Bond played?

It is currently being played in Historic Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Painful Bond?

The top 3 archetypes using Painful Bond are:

Historic Rakdos Arcanist

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Painful Bond in the current metagame

Painful Bond has been played in more than 1075 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Historic , mainly in the following archetypes: