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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #118
Stabbing Pain
m11·#118·common·foil
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Jul '10
16 yr ago
Value
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Volatility · stable
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #28,388 · Fringe play
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Gameplay
Instant
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
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
wotc
You may target any creature with Stabbing Pain. It’s okay if it’s already tapped.
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