Stinging Study
sldSecret Lair Drop#2481rare
Legal in 5 of 23 formats
Treatments
BorderlessFoil
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$20.75
Foil$23.73
Foil premium
1.14×nonfoil → foil
Nonfoil
$20.75
Foil
$23.73
Track in your collection
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Card text & rulings
Oracle text
Instant
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.
Ability breakdown
Abilities
SpellYou 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.
Rulings
- WotCApr 16, 2021
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.
- WotCApr 16, 2021
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.
Market & price history
Market
SLD #2481
2026-07-06Stinging Study
$20.75TCGplayer market▼ -4.3% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$17.49Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$12.00· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$5.49 (+31.4%)
Foil
Lowest listingNM$18.69Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$13.50· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$5.19 (+27.8%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 2h agoRealized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$20.75▲ +29.8%
Foil$23.73▼ -7.5%
Price signals
This printing
7d
stable
14d
falling
High conf
30d
stable
Liquidity (implied)Moderate
Trend is a smoothed signal, not the raw change. The chart above shows the realized change; this is a mover-discovery read per window, not a forecast.
Across all copies
This card, all printings.
Cheaper copy available: $17.19
Cross-printing valuation
3 printings across 2 sets
Printings
3 total
Commander 2021#44
2021 · Kieran Yanner
$17.32
Commander 2021#371
2021 · Kieran Yanner
$20.52
Secret Lair Drop#2481
2026 · Shiro
$20.75$23.73
Demand signals
Plays as
Card Draw
Combos
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
“Bite marks in the practicum become top marks on the final.”
Illustrated by
Shiro
Reference & exit links
Card details
- Artist
- Shiro
- Frame
- inverted
- Language
- EN
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
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