---
name: "Embodiment of Agonies"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying"]
set: "PM20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020 Promos"
collector_number: "98p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "9d6686a0-1648-42f6-a606-16d2a84138a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/embodiment-of-agonies-pm20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Embodiment of Agonies
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying, deathtouch
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each different mana cost among nonland cards in your graveyard. (For example, {2}{B} and {1}{B}{B} are different mana costs.)

> *"I feel your pain. It's exquisite."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #98p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`