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Suffer the Past
Instant
uncommon
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.
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Exiles cards from graveyards or prevents graveyard interaction. Shuts down recursion, flashback, and graveyard-matters strategies.
Exiles cards from graveyards or prevents graveyard interaction. Shuts down recursion, flashback, and graveyard-matters strategies.
Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Prevents or punishes life gain — Erebos, Leyline of Punishment.
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Printings (3)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander#205 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Commander 2021#155 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Rise of the Eldrazi#128 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Rulings
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).
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.
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.