---
target_card: Pain's Reward
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
type_line: "Sorcery"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/pains-reward
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/pains-reward.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Pain's Reward

- **Target Card:** [Pain's Reward](https://avascry.com/printing/pains-reward-sok) (Sorcery) `{2}{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/pains-reward.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Illicit Auction**](https://avascry.com/printing/illicit-auction-6ed) `{3}{R}{R}` — *Sorcery*
2. [**Mages' Contest**](https://avascry.com/printing/mages-contest-plst) `{1}{R}{R}` — *Instant*
3. [**Life at Stake**](https://avascry.com/printing/life-at-stake-unk) `{B}` — *Instant*
4. [**Exit Through the Grift Shop**](https://avascry.com/printing/exit-through-the-grift-shop-unf) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
5. [**Painful Bond**](https://avascry.com/printing/painful-bond-yneo) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
6. [**Cruel Bargain**](https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-bargain-vma) `{B}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
7. [**Rhystic Syphon**](https://avascry.com/printing/rhystic-syphon-pcy) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
8. [**Remorseless Punishment**](https://avascry.com/printing/remorseless-punishment-plst) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
9. [**Hoarder's Greed**](https://avascry.com/printing/hoarders-greed-ecc) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
10. [**Painful Lesson**](https://avascry.com/printing/painful-lesson-plst) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
11. [**Parker Luck**](https://avascry.com/printing/parker-luck-om1) `{2}{B}` — *Enchantment*
12. [**Damnable Pact**](https://avascry.com/printing/damnable-pact-c17) `{X}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
13. [**Repay in Kind**](https://avascry.com/printing/repay-in-kind-plst) `{5}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
14. [**Bond of Agony**](https://avascry.com/printing/bond-of-agony-dis) `{X}{B}` — *Sorcery*
15. [**Ambition's Cost**](https://avascry.com/printing/ambitions-cost-8ed) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
16. [**Reckoner's Bargain**](https://avascry.com/printing/reckoners-bargain-plst) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
17. [**Soul Feast**](https://avascry.com/printing/soul-feast-9ed) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
18. [**Rankle's Prank**](https://avascry.com/printing/rankles-prank-pwoe) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
19. [**Bad Deal**](https://avascry.com/printing/bad-deal-m21) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
20. [**Blood Pact**](https://avascry.com/printing/blood-pact-mid) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
21. [**Last Caress**](https://avascry.com/printing/last-caress-apc) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
22. [**Goblin Game**](https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-game-plst) `{5}{R}{R}` — *Sorcery*
23. [**Shredder's Revenge**](https://avascry.com/printing/shredders-revenge-tmt) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
24. [**Debt to the Deathless**](https://avascry.com/printing/debt-to-the-deathless-rvr) `{X}{W}{W}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
25. [**Essence Harvest**](https://avascry.com/printing/essence-harvest-avr) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
26. [**Sovereign's Bite**](https://avascry.com/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19) `{1}{B}` — *Sorcery*
27. [**Spike, Tournament Grinder**](https://avascry.com/printing/spike-tournament-grinder-ust) `{2}{B/P}{B/P}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Gamer*
28. [**Rebirth**](https://avascry.com/printing/rebirth-4ed) `{3}{G}{G}{G}` — *Sorcery*
29. [**Keen Duelist**](https://avascry.com/printing/keen-duelist-soc) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
30. [**Stronghold Gambit**](https://avascry.com/printing/stronghold-gambit-nem) `{1}{R}` — *Sorcery*
31. [**Pointed Discussion**](https://avascry.com/printing/pointed-discussion-vow) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*