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Grim Contest

{1}{B}{G}

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Fate Reforged·frf #153·Common·2015·Art by Phill Simmer
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Grim Contest
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Oracle Text

Choose target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its toughness to the other.

The invader hoped he could survive the beast's jaws and emerge through its rotting skin.

Set
Fate Reforged (FRF)
Number
#153
Rarity
Common
Artist
Phill Simmer
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.22
USD Foil
$0.30
EUR
€0.05
EUR Foil
€0.27
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

11/24/2014·wotc

If either target is an illegal target as Grim Contest tries to resolve, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.

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