---
name: "Skulduggery"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Miro Petrov"
oracle_id: "9100530e-2bd0-487e-a4eb-13dabd55b678"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skulduggery-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 and target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1.

> *"Why you yellow-bellied, loot-stealing, good-for-nothing, bottom-feeding, dog-faced, lily-livered..."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Steal Strength](/printing/steal-strength-pcy.md) — Instant
2. [Leeching Bite](/printing/leeching-bite-nph.md) — Instant
3. [Zealous Persecution](/printing/zealous-persecution-e02.md) — Instant
4. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant
5. [Lash of Malice](/printing/lash-of-malice-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Rookie Mistake](/printing/rookie-mistake-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #107
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Miro Petrov
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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