---
name: "Lash of Malice"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "fc3d2a9c-08a5-4aea-9fb8-42466b9152a2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lash-of-malice-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lash of Malice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/-2 until end of turn.

> *« Les sorts d'ombre les plus puissants sont issus du dédain envers autrui, pas de votre propre frustration. »
Embrose, doyen de Plumargent*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
2. [Disfigure](/printing/disfigure-ddr.md) — Instant
3. [Lash of the Whip](/printing/lash-of-the-whip-ths.md) — Instant
4. [Sick and Tired](/printing/sick-and-tired-ulg.md) — Instant
5. [Lash of Thorns](/printing/lash-of-thorns-eld.md) — Instant
6. [Moment of Craving](/printing/moment-of-craving-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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