Pain 101
Instant · 
Pain 101 is part of 30 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Dualcaster Mage and Naru Meha, Master Wizard.
Pain 101
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains deathtouch and "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
- Mana value
- 2
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Pain 101 across all of its 30 combos.
Roles in combos
Pain 101 can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Pain 101
30 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Ashnod's Altar
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Goblin Bombardment
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Viscera Seer
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Phyrexian Altar
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Dualcaster Mage
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Altar of Dementia
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Woe Strider
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Umbral Collar Zealot
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Dualcaster Mage
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Dualcaster Mage
Carrion Feeder
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Umbral Collar Zealot
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Dualcaster Mage
Phantom Train
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Altar of Dementia
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Viscera Seer
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Thermopod
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Blasting Station
Dualcaster Mage
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Phantom Train
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Blasting Station
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Carrion Feeder
Pain 101
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
