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Painful Lesson | MTG Deck Rec

Painful Lesson

Painful Lesson

Sorcery

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Legal in Commander
About $0.08

What it does

force draw
life for cards
opponent loses life
pure draw

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Art from Painful Lesson by Adrian Majkrzak

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