---
name: "Instill Infection"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MM2"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2015"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "0040db73-ac11-4c15-a1ac-5a2c4c085f09"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/instill-infection-mm2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Instill Infection
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
Draw a card.

> *「九回目の予防接種の結果も同様だった。当然、伝染病が拡大する前に標本は安楽死させている。」 ――ヴィダルケンの研究メモ*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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