---
name: "Painful Truths"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Converge"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "255"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "58a2d15f-1b4b-4303-b524-8cc0d1b3e7d2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/painful-truths-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Painful Truths
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Converge

## Oracle Text
Converge — You draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.

> *由于奥札奇的扩张，任何能让赞迪卡抵抗者获得优势的秘密都值得冒险一寻。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Together as One](/printing/together-as-one-sos.md) — Sorcery
2. [Brilliant Spectrum](/printing/brilliant-spectrum-bfz.md) — Sorcery
3. [Ambition's Cost](/printing/ambitions-cost-8ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Painful Bond](/printing/painful-bond-yneo.md) — Instant
5. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Arcane Omens](/printing/arcane-omens-sos.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #255
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 75 across all historical editions

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