Nin, the Pain Artist
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Commander 2011CMD · #213
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Vedalken Wizard
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.28 € · 0.75 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Blue Red
Card text
, : Nin deals X damage to target creature. That creature's controller draws X cards.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- 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
- Brad Rigney
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2011-06-17
Flavour text
"Your body is a delicate instrument that tells me truths. These devices help me 'tune' that instrument."
Rulings
If the ability resolves, but the damage is prevented or redirected, the controller of the targeted creature will draw X cards, regardless of how much damage was dealt or what the damage was ultimately dealt to.
If the creature is an illegal target when Nin's ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will draw cards.
If the damage is lethal, the cards are drawn before the creature is destroyed (the next time state-based actions are checked).
The effect is not optional. The creature's controller can't choose to draw fewer than X cards.
You may choose a value for X that's greater than the creature's toughness. Its controller will draw that many cards.
