---
name: "Nin, the Pain Artist"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vedalken Wizard"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "183"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brad Rigney"
oracle_id: "ec439630-e18b-45f6-8034-2ecbea27772f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nin-the-pain-artist-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nin, the Pain Artist
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vedalken Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{X}{U}{R}, {T}: Nin deals X damage to target creature. That creature's controller draws X cards.

> *"Your body is a delicate instrument that tells me truths. These devices help me 'tune' that instrument."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Staff of Nin](/printing/staff-of-nin-cm2.md) — Artifact
2. [Ninja of the Deep Hours](/printing/ninja-of-the-deep-hours-j21.md) — Creature — Human Ninja
3. [Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-hate-twisted-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
4. [Ingenious Infiltrator](/printing/ingenious-infiltrator-j21.md) — Creature — Vedalken Ninja
5. [Nekusar, the Mindrazer](/printing/nekusar-the-mindrazer-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
6. [Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind](/printing/niv-mizzet-the-firemind-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #183
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brad Rigney
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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