---
name: "Flunk"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "5cd99378-e8e2-43fe-80fc-13d680746a4a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flunk-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flunk
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is 7 minus the number of cards in that creature's controller's hand.

> *「我向你保證，我的課最多只會不及格一次。」
～銀毫院長安博斯*

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4. [Afflict](/printing/afflict-ody.md) — Instant
5. [Scent of Nightshade](/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds.md) — Instant
6. [Induce Despair](/printing/induce-despair-roe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #71
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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