---
name: "Trial of Agony"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mike Sass"
oracle_id: "4ef07e5a-3dc3-41dd-a3a9-e8812b4d40d3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/trial-of-agony-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Trial of Agony
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose two target creatures controlled by the same opponent. That player chooses one of those creatures. Trial of Agony deals 5 damage to that creature, and the other can't block this turn.

> *Pour briser ce lien de toute une vie, il a suffi d'un fragment d'espoir.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Retribution](/printing/retribution-me2.md) — Sorcery
2. [Eunuchs' Intrigues](/printing/eunuchs-intrigues-ptk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Goblin War Cry](/printing/goblin-war-cry-p02.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sparkmage's Gambit](/printing/sparkmages-gambit-ogw.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mark for Death](/printing/mark-for-death-gtc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Panic Attack](/printing/panic-attack-8ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #159
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mike Sass
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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