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Stabbing Pain

Black

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Stabbing Pain, Magic 2011 printing
Magic 2011 M11 · No. 118 2010-07-16

Card text

{B}
Instant
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature.
"You can take the fight out of nearly any creature if you know where its soft spot is." —Guttor, flesh-warper
EDHREC rank #29727 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If Stabbing Pain targets an untapped creature with 1 toughness, that creature gets -1/-1, then it becomes tapped, then (after Stabbing Pain resolves) it’s put into the graveyard as a state-based action. Similarly, if Stabbing Pain targets an untapped creature with 1 less than lethal damage marked on it (such as a 3/3 creature with 2 damage marked on it), that creature gets -1/-1, then it becomes tapped, then (after Stabbing Pain resolves) it’s destroyed as a state-based action. In each case, any abilities that trigger when that creature becomes tapped will trigger.

2010-08-15 · Wizards of the Coast

You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It’s okay if it’s already tapped.

2010-08-15 · Wizards of the Coast

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