---
name: "Scorpion's Sting"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lee Woo-chul"
oracle_id: "7f5e5aa8-3f15-45c9-bfc8-1f4b98d2be38"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scorpions-sting-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scorpion's Sting
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

> *"I'm going to kill you, bug."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Strangling Spores](/printing/strangling-spores-m19.md) — Instant
2. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
3. [Tar Snare](/printing/tar-snare-ogw.md) — Instant
4. [Wring Flesh](/printing/wring-flesh-m12.md) — Instant
5. [Last Gasp](/printing/last-gasp-jmp.md) — Instant
6. [Stinging Scorpion](/printing/stinging-scorpion-und.md) — Host Creature — Scorpion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #65
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lee Woo-chul
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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