Stinging Study
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop #2481 (rare)
- Price
- $16.52 USD
You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone.
Stinging Study has 4 printings, first in Commander 2021 (2021). EDHREC ranks it #3,425 among Commander cards. It appears most in Witherbloom, the Balancer decks (7,865 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Stinging Study
- Silverquill Statement - Commander 2021, led by Breena, the Demagogue
Commanders that run Stinging Study most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Witherbloom, the Balancer: 7,865 decks
- Phage the Untouchable: 1,370 decks
- Mister Negative: 1,306 decks
- Licia, Sanguine Tribune: 1,137 decks
- Betor, Ancestor's Voice: 941 decks
- Piru, the Volatile: 868 decks
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater: 820 decks
- Temmet, Naktamun's Will: 792 decks
Often played with Stinging Study
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If your commander is under the control of another player as Stinging Study resolves, it is still on the battlefield and will still be used to determine the value of X.
- : If you own multiple commanders on the battlefield and/or in the command zone, you choose one of them as Stinging Study resolves to determine the value of X.