Pain Distributor

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Pain Distributor: Creature - Devil Citizen, March of the Machine Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Devil Citizen
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
33
Artist
Olivier Bernard
Commander rank
5,268 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Menace, Treasure

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About Pain Distributor

Pain Distributor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 33 in that set, with art by Olivier Bernard. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. March of the Machine Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Menace

Whenever a player casts their first spell each turn, they create a Treasure token.

Whenever an artifact an opponent controls is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, this creature deals 1 damage to that player.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.21 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Pain Distributor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Pain Distributor

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #120Rare2023

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Pain Distributor, newest first.

  • Pain Distributor has to be on the battlefield at the moment they cast their first spell. Notably, Pain Distributor’s first ability won’t trigger for you on the turn you cast it, although it may trigger if another player casts their first spell that turn after Pain Distributor is on the battlefield. If a spell causes Pain Distributor to leave the battlefield as an additional cost to cast it, the ability won’t trigger.
  • Pain Distributor’s ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger, but not before you have to pay for the original spell. You won’t be able to use the Treasure token you create to pay for it.
  • Pain Distributor’s second ability triggers whenever a player casts their first spell each turn, not just on their own turn.

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