---
target_card: Painful Bond
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
type_line: "Instant"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/painful-bond
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/painful-bond.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Painful Bond

- **Target Card:** [Painful Bond](https://avascry.com/printing/painful-bond-yneo) (Instant) `{1}{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/painful-bond.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Painful Lesson**](https://avascry.com/printing/painful-lesson-plst) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
2. [**Treacherous Blessing**](https://avascry.com/printing/treacherous-blessing-thb) `{2}{B}` — *Enchantment*
3. [**Blood Pact**](https://avascry.com/printing/blood-pact-mid) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
4. [**Ambition's Cost**](https://avascry.com/printing/ambitions-cost-8ed) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
5. [**Succumb to Temptation**](https://avascry.com/printing/succumb-to-temptation-emn) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Instant*
6. [**Gruesome Realization**](https://avascry.com/printing/gruesome-realization-bro) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
7. [**Night's Whisper**](https://avascry.com/printing/nights-whisper-ddm) `{1}{B}` — *Sorcery*
8. [**Sign in Blood**](https://avascry.com/printing/sign-in-blood-gn3) `{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
9. [**Cost of Brilliance**](https://avascry.com/printing/cost-of-brilliance-sos) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
10. [**Pointed Discussion**](https://avascry.com/printing/pointed-discussion-vow) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
11. [**Painful Truths**](https://avascry.com/printing/painful-truths-moc) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
12. [**Demonic Lore**](https://avascry.com/printing/demonic-lore-cmr) `{2}{B}` — *Enchantment*
13. [**Phyrexian Arena**](https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-arena-fdn) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Enchantment*
14. [**Damnable Pact**](https://avascry.com/printing/damnable-pact-c17) `{X}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
15. [**Ancient Craving**](https://avascry.com/printing/ancient-craving-a25) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
16. [**Greed**](https://avascry.com/printing/greed-leg) `{3}{B}` — *Enchantment*
17. [**Merciless Resolve**](https://avascry.com/printing/merciless-resolve-soi) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
18. [**Harrowing Journey**](https://avascry.com/printing/harrowing-journey-dka) `{4}{B}` — *Sorcery*
19. [**The Keeper of Dark Pacts**](https://avascry.com/printing/the-keeper-of-dark-pacts-unk) `{4}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Wizard*
20. [**Stinging Study**](https://avascry.com/printing/stinging-study-sld) `{4}{B}` — *Instant*
21. [**Circle of Power**](https://avascry.com/printing/circle-of-power-fin) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
22. [**Risky Shortcut**](https://avascry.com/printing/risky-shortcut-dft) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
23. [**Cruel Bargain**](https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-bargain-vma) `{B}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
24. [**Afflict**](https://avascry.com/printing/afflict-ody) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
25. [**Phyrexian Tyranny**](https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-tyranny-2x2) `{U}{B}{R}` — *Enchantment*
26. [**Baleful Mastery**](https://avascry.com/printing/baleful-mastery-pstx) `{3}{B}` — *Instant*
27. [**Costly Plunder**](https://avascry.com/printing/costly-plunder-plst) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
28. [**Crushing Disappointment**](https://avascry.com/printing/crushing-disappointment-stx) `{3}{B}` — *Instant*
29. [**Reverent Howl**](https://avascry.com/printing/reverent-howl-hob) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
30. [**Painful Quandary**](https://avascry.com/printing/painful-quandary-fdn) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Enchantment*
31. [**Visions of Villainy**](https://avascry.com/printing/visions-of-villainy-msh) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*