---
name: "Minister of Pain"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Exploit"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "5d5b63a4-c9d9-4971-9d4e-2eab86f251e2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/minister-of-pain-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Minister of Pain
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Exploit

## Oracle Text
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.

> *Non occorre gridare le parole in draconico. Un sussurro è sufficiente.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Qarsi Sadist](/printing/qarsi-sadist-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Profaner of the Dead](/printing/profaner-of-the-dead-plst.md) — Creature — Snake Wizard
3. [Loathsome Curator](/printing/loathsome-curator-mh2.md) — Creature — Gorgon Wizard
4. [Silumgar Butcher](/printing/silumgar-butcher-dtk.md) — Creature — Zombie Djinn
5. [Cabal Trainee](/printing/cabal-trainee-jud.md) — Creature — Human Minion
6. [Painbringer](/printing/painbringer-ody.md) — Creature — Human Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #111
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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