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Stabbing Pain
Instant
common
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature.
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Punishes or prevents creature-based strategies — makes creatures enter tapped, prevents attacking, taxes creatures.
Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
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| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic 2011#118 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
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.
You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It’s okay if it’s already tapped.