Contest of Claws
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander 12 • rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $4.26
What it does
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. If excess damage was dealt this way, discover X, where X is that excess damage. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Contest of Claws was released in 2023 as part of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander set, a thematic expansion for Magic: The Gathering that draws heavy inspiration from Mesoamerican mythology and pulp adventure tropes. Designed to provide mechanical support for 'dinosaur' creature archetypes, the card functions as a targeted removal spell, reflecting the aggressive nature of the set's prehistoric fauna.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Cristi Balanescu, who utilized a dynamic style to capture the intense conflict inherent in the Ixalan setting. Balanescu’s design emphasizes the raw scale and feral energy of the dinosaurs, a stylistic choice intended to immerse players in the dangerous, exploration-focused atmosphere that defined the product's overarching creative direction.
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