Stinging Scorpion

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About Stinging Scorpion

Stinging Scorpion, Host creature — scorpion, designed by YW Tang first released in Dec, 2017 in the set Unstable and was printed exactly in 2 different ways.

The Stinging Scorpion fits well in a black control or midrange deck that aims to weaken opponents' creatures while maintaining board presence, making it useful for decks that focus on creature removal and attrition. While it provides a temporary debuff, there are arguably better options like Fatal Push or Doom Blade, which can permanently remove threats for a similar mana cost. Given its limited impact, it may not see much competitive play compared to more efficient removal spells, but it can still have niche applications in casual or synergistic builds that leverage creature interactions.

Rules

01/19/18

Host creatures each have an ability that triggers when it enters the battlefield. It functions like any other creature.

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Frequently asked questions about Stinging Scorpion

What type of card is Stinging Scorpion?

Stinging Scorpion is a Host creature — scorpion card in Marvel Snap SNAP.

What does Stinging Scorpion do?

When this creature enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

What set is Stinging Scorpion from?

Stinging Scorpion was first released in the set Unstable, illustrated by YW Tang.

Is Stinging Scorpion legal to play?

Legality depends on the tournament format -- Stinging Scorpion can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.

What cards are similar to Stinging Scorpion?

Cards similar to Stinging Scorpion include Farbog Boneflinger, Heavy Infantry, Malamet War Scribe. See the full list in the Similar cards section above.