First printed in Magic Origins (2015)
Enchantment
If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.
"Drink this, brother. It will bring you rest."
—Liliana Vess
- Illustrated by
- Izzy
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Having more than one Tainted Remedy on the battlefield doesn’t have any noticeable effect on life gain. Once the effect of one Tainted Remedy applies, there is no life gain for the others to apply to.
- If more than one replacement effect tries to apply to a life gain event, the player who would gain life chooses the order in which they apply. For example, if a player who controls Alhammarret’s Archive would gain 3 life while Tainted Remedy is on the battlefield, that player may choose to have the 3 life become doubled to 6 life and then lose 6 life. The player may also choose to apply Tainted Remedy first, turning “gain 3 life” into “lose 3 life.” Alhammarret’s Archive would then not apply.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
24 combos, the most popular first:
- Target opponent loses the game: Beacon of Immortality + Tainted Remedy
- Infinite lifeloss: Grove of the Burnwillows + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Nature's Revolt + Pili-Pala + Tainted Remedy
- Each opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss: Angel's Grace + Grollub + Tainted Remedy + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite lifeloss: Grove of the Burnwillows + Llanowar Loamspeaker + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Tainted Remedy
- Infinite lifeloss: Grove of the Burnwillows + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Tainted Remedy + Wrenn and Realmbreaker
- Infinite lifeloss: Grove of the Burnwillows + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Nissa of Shadowed Boughs + Pili-Pala + Tainted Remedy
- Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players: Hive Mind + Revival // Revenge + Tainted Remedy
- Infinite lifeloss: Grove of the Burnwillows + Living Plane + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Tainted Remedy
- Infinite lifeloss: Destiny Spinner + Grove of the Burnwillows + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Tainted Remedy
- Each opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss: Grollub + Platinum Emperion + Tainted Remedy + Volcano Hellion
