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Stern Scolding 
Instant
Oracle Text
Counter target creature spell with power or toughness 2 or less.
Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Stern Scolding, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 12 | 1 | 592 | 1 |
| Modern | 11 | 1.8 | 267 | 1.8 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Details
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 522
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Stern Scolding
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (23)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Duelist of the Mind
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Sinister Concierge
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (11)
Instants (29)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (35)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Island
- 4 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 4 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (49)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Fading Hope
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (44)
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Defabricate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Strix Serenade
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Vapor Snag
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Withdraw
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (28)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (9)
Instants (34)
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Redirect Lightning
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 6 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 6 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (33)
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (41)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Sinister Concierge
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (10)
Instants (29)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Lands (37)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 6 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 5 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Nia, Skysail Storyteller
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Ademi of the Silkchutes
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Aang, Swift Savior
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (9)
Instants (26)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 2 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (19)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Grim Tutor
- 1 Merchant Scroll
- 1 Show and Tell
- 1 Solve the Equation
- 1 Stock Up
- 1 Lórien Revealed
- 1 Unburial Rites
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Pillage the Bog
- 1 Ponder
- 1 Preordain
- 1 Serum Visions
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
- 1 Prismatic Ending
Instants (25)
- 1 Shred Memory
- 1 Flash
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Worldly Tutor
- 1 Auroral Procession
- 1 Planar Genesis
- 1 Eladamri's Call
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Orim's Chant
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (49)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (35)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (28)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Instants (23)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (32)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 |
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (34)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 |