Sign in Blood Magic 2011 Unholy Strength

Stabbing Pain Stabbing Pain English

Instant, B (1)

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

Illus. Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

  • 8/15/2010: You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It's okay if it's already tapped.
  • 8/15/2010: 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.
Printings:
#118 (Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai)

Editions:
English Magic 2011 (Common)

Languages:
German Stechender Schmerz
French Douleur lancinante
Italian Dolore Lancinante
Spanish Dolor punzante
Portuguese Dor Penetrante
Japanese 突き刺す苦痛
Simplified Chinese 刺痛
Russian Колющая Боль
Traditional Chinese 刺痛


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