Stinging Study
Commander 2021 (C21) #44 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {4}{B}
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.
Silverquill first-years welcome discomfort in the classroom, knowing it will prepare them for the years ahead.
Illustrated by Kieran Yanner · Released April 23, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $10.67 USD · €13.64 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $1.74 USD (14.0%) to $10.67 USD; low $10.52 USD, high $12.41 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2481 (SLD) · Rare · 2026 · $16.79 USD
- Magic Online Promos #90070 (PRM) · Rare · 2021
- Commander 2021 #371 (C21) · Rare · 2021 · $14.16 USD
- Commander 2021 #44 (this printing) · Rare · 2021 · $10.67 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — 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.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — 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.