MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #38

Bond of Agony

dis·#38·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Luca Zontini

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wishlisted

May '06

20 yr ago

Value

$1.37+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.42 · low $1.29

NM$1.37

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.27–$1.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.52low $0.03range 4966.7%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,901 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$11

Nonfoil$1.37

Gameplay

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. Each other player loses X life.

The Rakdos are unique in designing torture equipment they can operate while "suffering" alongside their victims.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2013-04-15wotc

You must pay both X life and {X}{B}. For example, if you want each other player to lose 2 life when Bond of Agony resolves, you must pay {2}{B} and 2 life.

2006-05-01wotc

You can’t choose an X that’s greater than your life total.

2006-05-01wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.52 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DIS — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #38 of *Dissension*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2006 Dissension release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {X}{B} (1 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,901 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Luca Zontini. Rarix catalogs 211 other cards credited to this artist.