---
name: "Inner Struggle"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "167"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "c993ebf8-972f-41c7-9870-d7f8aa9a69d9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inner-struggle-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Inner Struggle
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.

> *"사악함에 빠지지 않으려면 자신의 사악한 행동을 반성해야 한다." —심문관 레이린*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Justice Strike](/printing/justice-strike-grn.md) — Instant
2. [Wrack with Madness](/printing/wrack-with-madness-dka.md) — Sorcery
3. [Self-Destruct](/printing/self-destruct-fin.md) — Instant
4. [Repentance](/printing/repentance-tmp.md) — Sorcery
5. [Kiku's Shadow](/printing/kikus-shadow-sok.md) — Sorcery
6. [Solar Blaze](/printing/solar-blaze-pwar.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #167
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **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`