| Name | Wages of Pain  |
|---|---|
| Type | Spell |
| Description | [Hidden] (Hide now for :rb_rune_rainbow: to react with later for :rb_energy_0:.)[Action] (Play on your turn or in showdowns.)Deal 3 to a unit at a battlefield. Play a Gold gear token exhausted. |
| Artist | Kudos Productions |
| Set | #70 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Wages of Pain, Spell, designed by Kudos Productions first released in Mar, 2026 in the set .
**Wages of Pain** fits best in midrange or control decks that value flexibility and tempo, especially lists that can leverage Gold gear tokens or benefit from incremental resource advantages; the Hidden option makes it particularly strong in reactive, showdown-heavy metas where surprise 3 damage can swing combat math, while the exhausted Gold gear token helps fuel later plays or synergize with gear-matters strategies. Decks that like chip damage plus resource smoothing—such as value-engine or battlefield-control builds—would make the best use of it, whereas hyper‑aggressive decks may find it too slow for 3 cost and pure control might prefer more efficient removal. If there are cleaner 3‑cost removal spells that deal 4+ damage, remove without restriction, or generate immediate untapped resources, those would generally be better in raw efficiency; likewise, cheaper instant-speed damage with similar output could outclass it in faster formats. Overall, this card should see play in slower m
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