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Magic: The GatheringTorment#20

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

TormentTOR · #20

Card type: Enchantment
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 3.34 € · ★ 17.83 € · 7.00 $ · ★ 33.49 $
Mana value: 6
Colour: White

Card text

You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. When you have 20 or more life, you lose the game. Whenever you lose life, you gain 2 life for each 1 life you lost. (Damage dealt to you causes you to lose life.)

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Rebecca Guay
Card language: English
Release date: 2002-02-04

Rulings

2004-10-04

If your life total is 20 or more and you control an effect that states “you can’t lose the game”, then an infinite loop is formed. If neither player wants to end the loop by removing one of these two cards from the battlefield, the game ends in a draw.