What are the best cards for The Lord of Pain?

Across 2,667 public decks, the most-played cards with The Lord of Pain are Sol Ring (91%), Command Tower (88%) and Arcane Signet (85%).

Which cards have the best synergy with The Lord of Pain?

The cards played far more often with The Lord of Pain than usual: Obosh, the Preypiercer (16× its usual rate), Helm of Awakening (16× its usual rate) and Scytheclaw Raptor (15× its usual rate).

What colors is The Lord of Pain?

The Lord of Pain is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is The Lord of Pain?

The Lord of Pain leads 2,667 public decks in our corpus, #469 of 3,757 commanders.

The Lord of Pain

BRRakdos commanders2,667 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin3BR$10.67

The Lord of Pain appears in 2,667 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Obosh, the Preypiercer, Helm of Awakening and Scytheclaw Raptor.

Build a deck with The Lord of Pain

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

95.7%

2,552 decks-0.01$0.16

#2Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

95.6%

2,549 decks-0.01$0.18

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

91.1%

2,430 decks+0.06$1.51

#4Command Tower

Land

87.9%

2,343 decks+0.03$0.27

#5Arcane Signet

Artifact

85.4%

2,277 decks+0.06$0.41

#6Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

74.6%

1,989 decks+0.41$1.01

#7Dragonskull Summit

Land

74.0%

1,974 decks+0.16$0.67

#8Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

69.4%

1,852 decks+0.13$0.28

#9Kaervek the Merciless

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

5BR7

67.5%

1,801 decks+2.14$0.34

#10Vial Smasher the Fierce

Legendary Creature — Goblin Berserker

1BR3

65.3%

1,741 decks+2.66$2.96

#11Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

65.2%

1,740 decks+0.16$3.25

#12Rakdos Charm

Instant

BR2

64.0%

1,708 decks+0.49$0.39

#13Rakdos Signet

Artifact

63.6%

1,697 decks+0.16$3.94

#14Tainted Peak

Land

59.7%

1,593 decks+0.39$1.62

#15Basilisk Collar

Artifact — Equipment

59.0%

1,574 decks+1.83$3.48

#16Sulfurous Springs

Land

58.6%

1,563 decks+0.16$1.45

#17Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

58.1%

1,549 decks+0.25$0.32

#18Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

56.4%

1,504 decks+0.54$4.22

#19Mogis, God of Slaughter

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

2BR4

56.3%

1,502 decks+1.92$5.81

#20Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Legendary Creature — Elder Demon

2BR4

55.9%

1,492 decks+2.60$24.75

#21Kederekt Parasite

Creature — Horror

54.8%

1,461 decks+1.72$8.85

#22Bedevil

Instant

BBR3

54.6%

1,455 decks+0.60$0.78

#23Graven Cairns

Land

53.6%

1,429 decks+0.49$4.88

#24Foreboding Ruins

Land

53.2%

1,419 decks+0.21$0.39

#25Razorkin Needlehead

Creature — Human Assassin

RR2

52.5%

1,401 decks+1.76$5.58

#26Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

51.1%

1,363 decks-0.04$8.68

#27Kardur, Doomscourge

Legendary Creature — Demon Berserker

2BR4

50.3%

1,342 decks+1.19$3.61

#28Spiteful Visions

Enchantment

2B/RB/R4

49.6%

1,323 decks+1.96$1.04

#29Dark Ritual

Instant

49.5%

1,320 decks+0.10$5.41

#30Wound Reflection

Enchantment

5B6

49.3%

1,314 decks+2.57$14.14

#31Stormfist Crusader

Creature — Human Knight

BR2

47.8%

1,276 decks+1.70$1.00

#32Fellwar Stone

Artifact

45.6%

1,215 decks+0.32$1.29

#33Painful Quandary

Enchantment

3BB5

45.3%

1,208 decks+2.12$1.65

#34Brash Taunter

Creature — Goblin

4R5

45.0%

1,201 decks+1.59$3.98

#35Shadowblood Ridge

Land

44.8%

1,194 decks+0.32$0.42

#36Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror

2RR4

44.0%

1,173 decks+1.68$29.17

#37Blazemire Verge

Land

43.3%

1,154 decks+0.37$12.06

#38Exotic Orchard

Land

43.2%

1,153 decks+0.35$0.20

#39Luxury Suite

Land

42.9%

1,144 decks+0.06$11.54

#40Witch's Clinic

Land

42.7%

1,140 decks+1.92$13.79

#41Haunted Ridge

Land

42.1%

1,123 decks+0.16$9.32

#42Gleeful Arsonist

Creature — Human Wizard

2R3

41.2%

1,099 decks+1.74$6.91

#43Descent into Avernus

Enchantment

2R3

41.2%

1,099 decks+1.52$13.04

#44Harsh Mentor

Creature — Human Cleric

1R2

40.3%

1,074 decks+2.01$0.35

#45Fate Unraveler

Enchantment Creature — Hag

3B4

39.4%

1,050 decks+1.84$3.41

#46Temple of Malice

Land

38.8%

1,036 decks+0.28$0.23

#47Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

38.5%

1,028 decks-0.05$0.35

#48Sign in Blood

Sorcery

BB2

38.3%

1,021 decks+0.63$4.37

#49Terminate

Instant

BR2

37.9%

1,012 decks+0.00$0.34

#50Mind Stone

Artifact

37.8%

1,008 decks+0.39$0.41

#51Scrawling Crawler

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

37.0%

986 decks+1.64$5.85

#52Blood Seeker

Creature — Vampire Shaman

1B2

36.5%

973 decks+1.79$0.37

#53Blackcleave Cliffs

Land

36.0%

961 decks+0.62$2.56

#54Bloodstained Mire

Land

35.1%

935 decks-0.02$18.64

#55Bojuka Bog

Land

34.8%

928 decks+0.01$1.64

#56Rampaging Ferocidon

Creature — Dinosaur

2R3

34.4%

917 decks+1.81$2.66

#57Massacre Wurm

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

3BBB6

34.2%

911 decks+1.64$2.08

#58Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

34.0%

908 decks+0.18$2.84

#59Sadistic Shell Game

Sorcery

4B5

33.9%

903 decks+2.44$0.45

#60Fiery Emancipation

Enchantment

3RRR6

33.6%

897 decks+1.81$13.33

Highest synergy

#1Obosh, the Preypiercer

Legendary Creature — Hellion Horror

3B/RB/R5

432 decks+2.79

In 16% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#2Helm of Awakening

Artifact

461 decks+2.76

In 17% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#3Scytheclaw Raptor

Creature — Dinosaur

2R3

451 decks+2.70

In 17% of these decks, 15× its usual rate.

#4Vial Smasher the Fierce

Legendary Creature — Goblin Berserker

1BR3

1,741 decks+2.66

In 65% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#5Howling Mine

Artifact

417 decks+2.66

In 16% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#6Guff Rewrites History

Instant

2R3

408 decks+2.61

In 15% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#7Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Legendary Creature — Elder Demon

2BR4

1,492 decks+2.60

In 56% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#8Barbflare Gremlin

Creature — Gremlin

3R4

530 decks+2.57

In 20% of these decks, 13× its usual rate.

#9Wound Reflection

Enchantment

5B6

1,314 decks+2.57

In 49% of these decks, 13× its usual rate.

#10Prisoner's Dilemma

Sorcery

3RR5

638 decks+2.44

In 24% of these decks, 11× its usual rate.

#11Sadistic Shell Game

Sorcery

4B5

903 decks+2.44

In 34% of these decks, 11× its usual rate.

#12Fear of Burning Alive

Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

4RR6

445 decks+2.42

In 17% of these decks, 11× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about The Lord of Pain

What are the best cards for The Lord of Pain?: Across 2,667 public decks, the most-played cards with The Lord of Pain are Sol Ring (91%), Command Tower (88%) and Arcane Signet (85%).
Which cards have the best synergy with The Lord of Pain?: The cards played far more often with The Lord of Pain than usual: Obosh, the Preypiercer (16× its usual rate), Helm of Awakening (16× its usual rate) and Scytheclaw Raptor (15× its usual rate).
What colors is The Lord of Pain?: The Lord of Pain is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is The Lord of Pain?: The Lord of Pain leads 2,667 public decks in our corpus, #469 of 3,757 commanders.