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Painful Truths

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0.02 Tixes
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0.49
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0.48
@TCGplayer

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #120
Illustrator: Winona Nelson
Edition: Battle for Zendikar

Painful Truths 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): 768
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 2
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Versions: This card has 10 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Converge — You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.
As the Eldrazi spread, no secret that could give Zendikar's defenders an advantage was considered too dangerous to seek.

Related Tags

Black Sorcery

Price

0.02 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.49
@CardKingdom

0.48
@TCGplayer

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.

Latest decks playing Painful Truths

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

Top4 (7 - 2) 77%	deck By MisterAsiago	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12635879	19%	02-May -2024	$520 ---
Other	Nethroï Endurance By Glooks22		Social media	Not available	01-May -2024	$56 ---
Other	Isshin Commander V1 By Raida		Social media	Not available	30-Apr -2024	$374 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By komeijisatori	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12633770	36%	29-Apr -2024	$572 ---
Top8	Explore Abzan By フタギユウキ...	BO3	Hokuriku champion cup:Pioneer (Kanazawa, Japan)	24%	29-Apr -2024	$534 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57%	deck By Jiliac	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633779	19%	29-Apr -2024	$569 ---
Top32 (5 - 2) 71%	deck By nekonekoneko	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633779	31%	29-Apr -2024	$545 ---
Top8 (6 - 2) 75%	deck By iloveyou	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633765	21%	28-Apr -2024	$535 ---
1st	Amalia Combo By Dexter Stinson	BO3	2 Slot RCQ @ Clovis Cards & Comix (Clovis, CA)	48%	28-Apr -2024	$573 ---
1st	Explore Abzan By Hando Shinnosuk...	BO3	11th Pioneer Kamui decision battle (Sapporo, Japan)	19%	28-Apr -2024	$533 ---
Top4	Amalia Combo By Ryan Neal	BO3	RCQ @ Lifelink Games	17%	27-Apr -2024	$551 ---
2nd	Prossh, Skyraider of... By Randy Mestiola		$100 EDH Circuit S2 Finals @ Upkeep Hobbies (Philippines)	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$110 ---
1st	Amalia Combo By Tony Perry	BO3	RCQ @ Lifelink Games	17%	27-Apr -2024	$551 ---
Top8	Amalia Combo By Ryan Simpson	BO3	RCQ @ Lifelink Games	33%	27-Apr -2024	$409 ---
Top4	Explore Abzan By Hando Shinnosuk...	BO3	『Khans of Tarkir』Fetch Land Contested Pioneer (Sapporo, Jap...	19%	27-Apr -2024	$544 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25%	deck By MisterAsiago	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633733	19%	26-Apr -2024	$520 ---
Top64 (3 - 4) 42%	deck By YungDingo	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633733	21%	26-Apr -2024	$606 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40%	deck By Jiliac	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633724	21%	26-Apr -2024	$563 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40%	deck By MisterAsiago	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633714	17%	25-Apr -2024	$513 ---
1st (3 - 1) 75%	deck By Jiliac	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12633706	19%	25-Apr -2024	$548 ---

Top4 (7 - 2) 77% X BO3	deck By MisterAsiago MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12635879	02-May SINGULARITY: 19% $520 ---
Other X	Nethroï Endurance By Glooks22 Social media	01-May SINGULARITY: Not available $56 ---
Other X	Isshin Commander V1 By Raida Social media	30-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $374 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By komeijisatori MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12633770	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $572 ---
Top8 X BO3	Explore Abzan By フタギユウキ... Hokuriku champion cup:Pioneer (Kanazawa, Japan)	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 24% $534 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57% X BO3	deck By Jiliac MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633779	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $569 ---
Top32 (5 - 2) 71% X BO3	deck By nekonekoneko MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633779	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 31% $545 ---
Top8 (6 - 2) 75% X BO3	deck By iloveyou MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633765	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $535 ---
1st X BO3	Amalia Combo By Dexter Stinson 2 Slot RCQ @ Clovis Cards & Comix (Clovis, CA)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 48% $573 ---
1st X BO3	Explore Abzan By Hando Shinnosuk... 11th Pioneer Kamui decision battle (Sapporo, Japan)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $533 ---
Top4 X BO3	Amalia Combo By Ryan Neal RCQ @ Lifelink Games	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 17% $551 ---
2nd X	Prossh, Skyraider of... By Randy Mestiola $100 EDH Circuit S2 Finals @ Upkeep Hobbies (Philippines)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $110 ---
1st X BO3	Amalia Combo By Tony Perry RCQ @ Lifelink Games	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 17% $551 ---
Top8 X BO3	Amalia Combo By Ryan Simpson RCQ @ Lifelink Games	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 33% $409 ---
Top4 X BO3	Explore Abzan By Hando Shinnosuk... 『Khans of Tarkir』Fetch Land Contested Pioneer (Sapporo, Jap...	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $544 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	deck By MisterAsiago MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633733	26-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $520 ---
Top64 (3 - 4) 42% X BO3	deck By YungDingo MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633733	26-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $606 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40% X BO3	deck By Jiliac MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633724	26-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $563 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40% X BO3	deck By MisterAsiago MTGO Pioneer Challenge 32 #12633714	25-Apr SINGULARITY: 17% $513 ---
1st (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By Jiliac MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12633706	25-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $548 ---

Recent archetypes playing Painful Truths

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

Pioneer
Legacy

Pioneer archetypes playing Painful Truths

	Name	Decks	Price
	Pioneer Abzan Amalia	327	$557 $90

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Painful Truths

	Name	Decks	Price
	Legacy Grixis Tempo	1	$3425 $482

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Painful Truths quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Painful Truths?

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

What is 📊 MTG Painful Truths current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.02 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.48
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.49

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In which formats is Painful Truths played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Pioneer, and Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

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

The top 3 archetypes using Painful Truths are:

Pioneer Abzan Amalia
Legacy Grixis Tempo

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Painful Truths in the current metagame

Painful Truths has been played in more than 768 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Pioneer, and Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes:

Last update: 2024-05-02