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Everlasting Torment

BlackRed

3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Everlasting Torment, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander printing
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander ECC · No. 121 2026-01-23

Card text

{2}{B/R}
Enchantment
Players can't gain life. Damage can't be prevented. All damage is dealt as though its source had wither. (A source with wither deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
When night fell, the plane itself was scarred.
EDHREC rank #5257 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If a cost includes life gain (like Invigorate's alternative cost does), that cost can't be paid.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Effects that would replace gaining life with some other effect won't be able to do anything because it's impossible for players to gain life.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Spells and abilities that replace or redirect damage aren't affected by Everlasting Torment's second ability. They'll work as normal.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The last ability affects all damage, whether it's dealt by creatures, other permanents, spells, or cards that aren't on the battlefield. Wither works everywhere.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If an effect says to set your life total to a certain number, and that number is higher than your current life total, that effect will normally cause you to gain life equal to the difference. With Everlasting Torment on the battlefield, that part of the effect won't do anything. (If the number is lower than your current life total, the effect will work as normal.)

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Effects that replace an event with gaining life (like Words of Worship's effect does) will end up replacing the event with nothing.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The "damage can't be prevented" statement overrides all forms of preventing damage, including protection abilities. Damage prevention spells and abilities can still be cast and played; they just don't do anything.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Spells and abilities that would normally cause a player to gain life still resolve, but the life-gain part simply has no effect.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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