Contest of Claws
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander 24 • rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Collector number
- 24
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $6.64
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 high-adventure pulp fiction. The card was designed to support the set's focus on the dinosaur-heavy ecosystem of Ixalan, specifically mechanics that reward players for facilitating combat between creatures.
The card’s visual identity features artwork by Wisnu Tan, who emphasizes the primal, aggressive nature of Ixalan’s dinosaur inhabitants. In the context of the Commander format, the card is classified as a removal spell that utilizes the fight mechanic, a signature gameplay style for the set’s green-aligned dinosaur decks. Upon release, it was well-received by players seeking efficient, thematic interaction for creature-centric strategies.
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