“The invader hoped he could survive the beast's jaws and emerge through its rotting skin.”
Grim Contest - Fate Reforged (#153) - Illustrated by Phill Simmer - Magic: The Gathering Card
Fate Reforged • Common • #153 • Phill Simmer

Grim Contest

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Instant

Mana Cost: {1}{B}{G}

Oracle Rules 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.

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

Set: Fate Reforged (#153), Rarity: Common, Artist: Phill Simmer

Instant Black Green Common
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Historical Printings & Sets (12)
11 Languages
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2 Printings
Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Grim Contest - Fate Reforged MTG card scan Grim Contest Fate Reforged Viewing FRF Common Phill Simmer 2015-01-23
Grim Contest - The List MTG card scan Grim Contest The List PLST Common Phill Simmer 2019-11-07

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