---
name: "Strangling Spores"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "J22"
set_name: "Jumpstart 2022"
collector_number: "473"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "444493a6-0f90-4847-9619-4ea8fbf7cf6f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/strangling-spores-j22"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Strangling Spores
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

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

> *千の小さなキノコが肺の中で育つのを想像してみろ。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
2. [Last Gasp](/printing/last-gasp-jmp.md) — Instant
3. [Wring Flesh](/printing/wring-flesh-m12.md) — Instant
4. [Tar Snare](/printing/tar-snare-ogw.md) — Instant
5. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Fatal Fumes](/printing/fatal-fumes-dgm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #473
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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