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Painful Lesson {2}{B}

Sorcery

🏷️ Card draw

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

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The List

English · 2021-04-24

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The List (released 2021-04-24), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 94bc63b7-a6d8-40b9-86f1-111f8421af8c
Oracle ID: 6be78177-aef0-408c-9769-a1be0775f06d
TCGplayer ID: 237637

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