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Tortured Existence

Tortured Existence

Enchantment

Oracle text

, Discard a creature card: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

"There are terrors lurking in the unseen corners of us all." —Crovax

Illustrated by Keith Parkinson

Released on March 2, 1998

Tags

activated abilitycard advantagediscard outletdiscard outlet creaturerecursionrecursion creatureregrowthregrowth creaturerepeatable card advantage

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2004-10-04
You can’t return the same card you are discarding. This is because you pick the target before paying the costs.

Commander

Commanders that run Tortured Existence

Based on EDHREC

2.03%inclusion

99.1Kdecks

4.9Mpossible decks

New Commanders

Top Commanders

Combos

Combos with Tortured Existence

Based on Commander Spellbook

221combos

Kheru Goldkeeper + Tortured Existence
Exhibition9,131 decks
Infinite self-discard triggers
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Tortured Existence + Peregrine Drake
Exhibition6,681 decks
Infinite creature ETB Infinite self-discard triggers Infinite tapped creature tokens
Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Teval, the Balanced Scale
Exhibition5,059 decks
Infinite creature ETB Infinite creature LTB Infinite creature sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers
Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Insidious Roots
Exhibition4,496 decks
Infinite creature ETB Infinite creature LTB Infinite creature sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers
Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Tormod, the Desecrator
Exhibition2,481 decks
Infinite creature ETB Infinite creature LTB Infinite creature sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers
Tortured Existence + Insidious Roots + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Exhibition1,306 decks
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures Infinite creature ETB Infinite self-discard triggers Infinite tapped creature tokens
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Tortured Existence + Palinchron
Exhibition1,296 decks
Infinite copies of creature cards in your graveyard that are 4/4 Zombies Infinite creature ETB Infinite mana lands you control can produce Infinite self-discard triggers
Syr Konrad, the Grim + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Tortured Existence
Exhibition1,121 decks
Infinite damage Infinite lifegain triggers Infinite self-discard triggers Near-infinite lifegain