Bond of Agony
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
DissensionDIS · #38
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.56 € · ★ 4.93 € · 1.64 $ · ★ 10.17 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. Each other player loses X life.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- 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
- Luca Zontini
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2006-05-05
Flavour text
The Rakdos are unique in designing torture equipment they can operate while "suffering" alongside their victims.
Rulings
You can choose an X that’s equal to your life total. If you do, you’ll pay that much life when the spell is cast and will lose the game before it resolves.
You can’t choose an X that’s greater than your life total.
You must pay both X life and . For example, if you want each other player to lose 2 life when Bond of Agony resolves, you must pay and 2 life.