---
name: "Hell to Pay"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "POTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos"
collector_number: "126s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Liiga Smilshkalne"
oracle_id: "7dc7d90d-5979-4c4a-9183-392e0e0b878a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hell-to-pay-potj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hell to Pay
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Hell to Pay deals X damage to target creature. Create a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to the amount of excess damage dealt to that creature this way.

> *For years afterward, lucky explorers who found the cave could chip gold fragments off the rocky walls.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cindercone Smite](/printing/cindercone-smite-yblb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Cataclysmic Prospecting](/printing/cataclysmic-prospecting-otc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Spiteful Banditry](/printing/spiteful-banditry-ltr.md) — Enchantment
4. [Blood Money](/printing/blood-money-clb.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mephit's Enthusiasm](/printing/mephits-enthusiasm-hbg.md) — Sorcery
6. [Deadly Derision](/printing/deadly-derision-mom.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos (POTJ) #126s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Liiga Smilshkalne
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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