---
name: "Pain Kami"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "183"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tomas Giorello"
oracle_id: "7d972a9b-86c4-4538-868b-4c64f0c80b1a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pain-kami-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pain Kami
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{X}{R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals X damage to target creature.

> *„Alle Kami sind nun Feinde, Das ist nicht leicht zu erkennen. Aber man merkt es sich leichter, Wenn man fühlt, wie es ist zu brennen"Ku-Ku, Akki-Dichter*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scorched Rusalka](/printing/scorched-rusalka-ddk.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Frostling](/printing/frostling-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Bloodpyre Elemental](/printing/bloodpyre-elemental-ala.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Skirsdag Cultist](/printing/skirsdag-cultist-ddk.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
5. [Bloodfire Kavu](/printing/bloodfire-kavu-apc.md) — Creature — Kavu
6. [Collateral Damage](/printing/collateral-damage-jmp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #183
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tomas Giorello
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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