Sickening Shoal 
Instant — Arcane
Oracle Text
You may exile a black card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Sickening Shoal, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage | 8 | 3.9 | 102 | 3.7 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Modern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Details
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 82
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Sickening Shoal
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard
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Creatures (29)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (4)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (10)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (10)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (8)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Main Deck
Creatures (44)
Sorceries (12)
Enchantments (4)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (44)
Sorceries (12)
Enchantments (4)
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
