TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature.

FLAVOR TEXT
"You can take the fight out of nearly any creature if you know where its soft spot is." —Guttor, flesh-warper

ILLUSTRATOR
Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
DE EN ES FR IT JP PT RU ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2010-08-15 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 You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It’s okay if it’s already tapped.