Eaten by Piranhas
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment — Aura
Oracle Text:
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a black Skeleton creature with base power and toughness 1/1. (It loses all other colors, card types, and creature types.)
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Price ( USD): $1.11
USD: $1.11 · EUR: €0.13
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Character Background
Eaten by Piranhas reads like a tiny predatory tempo tool: at instant speed it neuters a threat, strips abilities and types, and reduces any problematic creature to a 1/1 black Skeleton — ideal for tempo and control decks that want cheap, flexible interaction rather than hard removal. Thematically it feels like a creature being stripped to bone, but mechanically it’s most useful as disruption you can deploy on attackers, blockers or big ETB threats. Be aware it’s an Aura, so it’s vulnerable to enchantment removal; build around that weakness with countermagic and bounce in blue shells to keep it attached. It also opens interesting deckbuilding synergies: turn your opponent’s big creature into a 1/1 to feed Skullclamp, Village Rites, Altar of Dementia or other sacrifice outlets for card draw or milling, or enchant your own fodder in a combo/sacrifice deck to create repeatable value. Use it where you want tempo swings and sacrifice payoffs rather than one-for-one kill spells.
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