Stabbing Pain
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This printing
SetM11
Collector #118
Released2010-07-16
Raritycommon
ArtistZoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Stabbing Pain

CommonColour IDMV 1
Instant
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc15 Aug 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.
wotc15 Aug 2010
You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It’s okay if it’s already tapped.