---
name: "Scarblade's Malice"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "119"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Quintin Gleim"
oracle_id: "66d57851-2844-4b9d-be78-e90fc620b750"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scarblades-malice-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scarblade's Malice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gains deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn. When that creature dies this turn, create a 2/2 black and green Elf creature token.

> *Il veleno sulle loro lame non è nulla al confronto del veleno nei loro cuori.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bladebrand](/printing/bladebrand-dbl.md) — Instant
2. [Touch of Moonglove](/printing/touch-of-moonglove-pio.md) — Instant
3. [Alchemist's Gift](/printing/alchemists-gift-m21.md) — Instant
4. [Lash of Thorns](/printing/lash-of-thorns-eld.md) — Instant
5. [Serpent's Gift](/printing/serpents-gift-m13.md) — Instant
6. [Poison the Blade](/printing/poison-the-blade-clb.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #119
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Quintin Gleim
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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