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Stab
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Stab

common · Instant · Foundations
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$0.21
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$0.26
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Oracle Text

Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{B}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Stab is a clean, efficient black instant that fits best in tempo and control shells, with a strong secondary role in low-curve aggro decks that want to clear blockers and keep pressure flowing. At just one black mana, -2/-2 until end of turn is enough to pick off early utility creatures, shrink combat math, or finish off a threat after combat damage or another source of chip damage. It also plays well with sacrifice strategies, where removing a key body opens the way for death triggers and makes opposing sacrifice outlets less reliable. In deckbuilding, pair it with cards that deal one or more damage to creatures, since Stab can combine with pings to answer larger targets, or use it alongside menace and evasive attackers to force awkward blocks. In a Limited environment, it is exactly the kind of cheap interaction that rewards patience and punishes overextension.

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Character Background

Stab is a clean, efficient black instant that fits best in tempo and control shells, with a strong secondary role in low-curve aggro decks that want to clear blockers and keep pressure flowing. At just one black mana, -2/-2 until end of turn is enough to pick off early utility creatures, shrink combat math, or finish off a threat after combat damage or another source of chip damage. It also plays well with sacrifice strategies, where removing a key body opens the way for death triggers and makes opposing sacrifice outlets less reliable. In deckbuilding, pair it with cards that deal one or more damage to creatures, since Stab can combine with pings to answer larger targets, or use it alongside menace and evasive attackers to force awkward blocks. In a Limited environment, it is exactly the kind of cheap interaction that rewards patience and punishes overextension.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 05:10:44 UTC

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