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Stabbing Pain Magic 2011 MTG card

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Stabbing Pain

INSTANT Common
Magic 2011 M11 #118 EDHREC #29,409
$0.12
-14.3% 7 days

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Stabbing Pain Price Summary

Stabbing Pain's current headline price is $0.12.

Stabbing Pain Printings & Prices

1 printings

Stabbing Pain has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Stabbing Pain Rules Text & Legality

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Instant — mana cost {B}

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"

Stabbing Pain is legal in Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard and Pioneer.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal

Stabbing Pain Rulings

2 most recent
  • Aug 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.
  • Aug 15, 2010 You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It’s okay if it’s already tapped.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Stabbing Pain has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
M11 #118 2010-07-16 Common Standard
M11 #118 2010-07-16 Common Standard

Stabbing Pain in Commander

Stabbing Pain is the #29,409 most-played card on EDHREC, down 557 places over the last 30 days.

Stabbing Pain FAQ

How much is Stabbing Pain worth?

Stabbing Pain is worth about $0.12 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Stabbing Pain legal in Commander?

Yes — Stabbing Pain is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Stabbing Pain been reprinted?

Yes — Stabbing Pain has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Stabbing Pain cheap?

Stabbing Pain trades at about $0.12 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#29,409 on EDHREC).