Stinging Study
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Secret Lair DropSLD · #2481
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 15.06 € · ★ 23.65 € · 16.79 $ · ★ 18.22 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Colour
- Black
Card text
You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Shiro
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-12-02
Flavour text
Bite marks in the practicum become top marks on the final.
Rulings
If you own multiple commanders on the battlefield and/or in the command zone, you choose one of them as Stinging Study resolves to determine the value of X.
If your commander is under the control of another player as Stinging Study resolves, it is still on the battlefield and will still be used to determine the value of X.
