---
name: "Stench of Decay"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "61b"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Heather Hudson"
oracle_id: "4d4fbb16-0421-4e9c-af9e-e2c12a11c4ed"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stench-of-decay-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stench of Decay
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Nonartifact creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Festergloom](/printing/festergloom-cn2.md) — Sorcery
2. [Infest](/printing/infest-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Nausea](/printing/nausea-ema.md) — Sorcery
4. [Fatal Fumes](/printing/fatal-fumes-dgm.md) — Instant
5. [Hell Swarm](/printing/hell-swarm-leg.md) — Instant
6. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #61b
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Heather Hudson
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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