Bond of Agony
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SetDIS
Collector #38
Released2006-05-05
Rarityuncommon
ArtistLuca Zontini
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Bond of Agony

UncommonColour IDMV 1
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
Each other player loses X life.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (3)
wotc15 Apr 2013
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.
wotc1 May 2006
You can’t choose an X that’s greater than your life total.
wotc1 May 2006
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.