Decree of Pain (CMM)

Decree of Pain
Casting Cost: {6}{B}{B}
Card Type: Sorcery

Card Text:
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.
Cycling 3BB (3BB, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle Decree of Pain, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Artist: Carl Critchlow

Decree of Pain represents the overwhelming power of black mana to decimate and draw strength from the demise of others. In the world of Magic, black is the color that most embodies the ideals of sacrifice, power at any cost, and the inexorable cycle of life and death.

Carl Critchlow's art style often features detailed and gritty representations, and this card's imagery might showcase a dark, oppressive landscape, perhaps a battlefield post-carnage, with the shadowy figures of creatures being consumed by dark energies. As they disintegrate, ethereal wisps could be seen being absorbed into a central, ominous figure or tome, representing the drawing of cards for each fallen creature. The colors would lean heavily on muted grays, blacks, and deep purples, with the only illumination being the haunting glow from the energy being consumed. The overall feel would be one of despair and the undeniable power of death, fitting for such a potent and costly spell.