Tainted Remedy

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Tainted Remedy: Enchantment, Magic Origins. If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Magic Origins (ORI)
Released
2015-07-17
Collector number
120
Artist
Izzy
Commander rank
6,688 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Tainted Remedy

Tainted Remedy is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from Magic Origins (ORI), a core set released in July 2015. It is collector number 120 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.91 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.

"Drink this, brother. It will bring you rest." -Liliana Vess

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.91 (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 Tainted Remedy by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Tainted Remedy

Tainted Remedy has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Explorer Anthology 1 (EA1) #7Rare2022

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Tainted Remedy, newest first.

  • Having more than one Tainted Remedy on the battlefield doesn’t have any noticeable effect on life gain. Once the effect of one Tainted Remedy applies, there is no life gain for the others to apply to.
  • If more than one replacement effect tries to apply to a life gain event, the player who would gain life chooses the order in which they apply. For example, if a player who controls Alhammarret’s Archive would gain 3 life while Tainted Remedy is on the battlefield, that player may choose to have the 3 life become doubled to 6 life and then lose 6 life. The player may also choose to apply Tainted Remedy first, turning “gain 3 life” into “lose 3 life.” Alhammarret’s Archive would then not apply.

Similar cards

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