---
name: "Scar"
mana_cost: "{B/R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "194"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "4eafe158-abff-43e9-aeae-596430c5ce21"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scar-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scar
- **Mana Cost:** `{B/R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

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

> *« Qu'est-ce qu'une cicatrice ? Un signe de courage face au danger ? Un caprice de la peau ? Ou le rappel constant d'une atroce douleur, et de la folie de la guerre ? » —Illulia des Noctâtres*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blur of Blades](/printing/blur-of-blades-akr.md) — Instant
2. [Blight Rot](/printing/blight-rot-ecl.md) — Instant
3. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
4. [Puncture Bolt](/printing/puncture-bolt-shm.md) — Instant
5. [Fevered Convulsions](/printing/fevered-convulsions-tmp.md) — Enchantment
6. [Instill Infection](/printing/instill-infection-som.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #194
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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