Painful Bond {1}{B}

Instant

🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

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

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Alchemy: Kamigawa

English · 2022-03-17

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyNOT LEGALvintageNOT LEGALcommanderNOT LEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Alchemy: Kamigawa (released 2022-03-17), 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: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: cdbb301c-060d-4f65-bdec-1eb23f737f13
Oracle ID: 99bf33b5-a980-4c26-a97c-93e920450e15
TCGplayer ID: N/A

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