---
name: "Lethal Exploit"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Sam Guay"
oracle_id: "61dfb656-1cdd-4ab3-b533-93718cc66b15"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lethal-exploit-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. It gets an additional -1/-1 until end of turn for each modified creature you controlled as you cast this spell. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infest](/printing/infest-prm.md) — Sorcery
2. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
3. [Lash of Malice](/printing/lash-of-malice-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
5. [Sick and Tired](/printing/sick-and-tired-ulg.md) — Instant
6. [Disfigure](/printing/disfigure-ddr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #107
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Sam Guay
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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