---
name: "Backlash"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "3db9bf7b-da4e-428f-aa5d-a0cd1afeb16c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/backlash-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Backlash
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Tap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stabbing Pain](/printing/stabbing-pain-m11.md) — Instant
2. [Death Stroke](/printing/death-stroke-sth.md) — Sorcery
3. [Deadshot](/printing/deadshot-tmp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Brawl](/printing/brawl-mmq.md) — Instant
5. [Rocky Rebuke](/printing/rocky-rebuke-tla.md) — Instant
6. [Bite Down](/printing/bite-down-dmu.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #234
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`