Suffer the Past
- Mana cost
- {X}{B}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 Commander #205 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.37 USD
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.
Suffer the Past has 3 printings, first in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010). EDHREC ranks it #13,434 among Commander cards. It appears most in Ulalek, Fused Atrocity decks (1,814 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Suffer the Past
- Eldrazi Incursion - Modern Horizons 3 Commander, led by Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Witherbloom Witchcraft - Commander 2021, led by Willowdusk, Essence Seer
Commanders that run Suffer the Past most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity: 1,814 decks
- Willowdusk, Essence Seer: 408 decks
- Gollum, Obsessed Stalker: 312 decks
- Tivash, Gloom Summoner: 109 decks
- Maga, Traitor to Mortals: 25 decks
- Dina, Soul Steeper
Often played with Suffer the Past
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
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.