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Suffer the Past

Suffer the Past

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Commander 2021

#155 · EN · Uncommon · 2021-04-23

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Suffer the Past

{X}{B}

Instant

Exile X target cards from target player's graveyard. For each card exiled this way, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Artist: Trevor Claxton

Color identity: B

Reference prices

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FinishUSDEUR
Nonfoil$0.23€0.18

Data snapshot 2026-10-23. Not live offers.

Use in a combo · Use in a deck

Editions & versions

3 printings across 3 editions. Choose a printing to view its artwork and details.

Reference prices · Data snapshot 2026-10-23. Prices vary by seller and condition; — means no quote.

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Helpful mill

Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historicnot legal
Timelessnot legal
Gladiatornot legal
Pioneernot legal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Paupernot legal
Vintagelegal
Pennynot legal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawlnot legal
Competitivebrawlnot legal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommandernot legal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Predhlegal
Tlrlegal
Rulings

2010-06-15 If the targeted player becomes an illegal target by the time Suffer the Past resolves but the targeted cards don’t, you still exile the cards and gain life. The player won’t be lose any life, though.

2010-06-15 Suffer the Past’s effect causes a single life-gain event, not a number of separate ones. This matters for cards such as Cradle of Vitality.

2010-06-15 The life that’s lost and the life that’s gained are based on the number of cards that are actually exiled, not on the value of X (in case any of the targeted cards somehow leave the graveyard in response and thus can’t be exiled this way).

Current Oracle text is shown for every printing.