Suffer the Past

Suffer the Past

Instant

Set

Commander 2021 (c21)

Rarity

Uncommon

Mana Cost
X B
Price · Cardmarket trend

€0.19 Cheapest printing: m3c €0.14

Artist

Trevor Claxton

Cardmarket trend via Scryfall, as of 10/28/2026. May differ from the actual price.

Oracle Text

Exile X target cards from target player's graveyard. For each card exiled this way, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

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Rulings (3)

  • Wizards of the Coast
    The life that’s lost and the life that’s gained are based on the number of cards that are actually exiled, not on the value of X (in case any of the targeted cards somehow leave the graveyard in response and thus can’t be exiled this way).
  • Wizards of the Coast
    If the targeted player becomes an illegal target by the time Suffer the Past resolves but the targeted cards don’t, you still exile the cards and gain life. The player won’t be lose any life, though.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    Suffer the Past’s effect causes a single life-gain event, not a number of separate ones. This matters for cards such as Cradle of Vitality.

Other Printings

Modern Horizons 3 Commander (m3c) €0.14 Rise of the Eldrazi (roe) €0.14