First printed in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2026)

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."

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Legality

Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH

2026-01-27 If the target creature is a token, the granted ability will still trigger when it dies, but you won't return the token to the battlefield.

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Pain 101 in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT), Premier Draft	53.0%	-3.8	-3.5	5371
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT), Sealed	53.2%	-4.3	-2.5	1234

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen

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