---
name: "Stinging Scorpion"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Host Creature — Scorpion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "UND"
set_name: "Unsanctioned"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "common"
artist: "YW Tang"
oracle_id: "90d936b9-6da8-4c99-9133-f7b27839ee24"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stinging-scorpion-und"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stinging Scorpion
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Host Creature — Scorpion
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
2. [Soulstinger](/printing/soulstinger-akh.md) — Creature — Scorpion Demon
3. [Blister Beetle](/printing/blister-beetle-ala.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Bala Ged Scorpion](/printing/bala-ged-scorpion-roe.md) — Creature — Scorpion
6. [Stabbing Pain](/printing/stabbing-pain-m11.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unsanctioned (UND) #46
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** YW Tang
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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