Nin, the Pain Artist

set	min	mtgo
-	5.23	0.14 tix

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Name	Nin, the Pain Artist
Type	Legendary creature — vedalken wizard
Description	, : Nin, the Pain Artist deals X damage to target creature. That creature's controller draws X cards.
Flavor	"Your body is a delicate instrument that tells me truths. These devices help me 'tune' that instrument."
Artist	Brad Rigney
Set	Mystery Booster #1460
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Nin, the Pain Artist

Nin, the Pain Artist, Legendary creature — vedalken wizard, designed by Brad Rigney first released in May, 2020 in the set Commander 2011 Launch Party and was printed exactly in 5 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 5.23.

Nin, the Pain Artist is a versatile card that can be beneficial in a control or combo deck that focuses on card advantage and removal. While Nin can provide card draw and removal in one package, other cards like Thrasios, Triton Hero or Niv-Mizzet, Parun may be more efficient in certain situations. Whether Nin sees play depends on the specific strategy and synergies of the deck, but it can be a valuable inclusion for decks looking to control the board and draw cards simultaneously.

Rules

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If the creature is an illegal target when Nin’s ability tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will draw cards.

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If the damage is lethal, the cards are drawn before the creature is destroyed (the next time state-based actions are checked).

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You may choose a value for X that’s greater than the creature’s toughness. Its controller will draw that many cards.

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