---
name: "Beast Within"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Alexander Ostrowski"
oracle_id: "7735eeba-693b-47e2-bd51-414379cf1016"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/beast-within-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Beast Within
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

> *"Radagast is, of course, a worthy Wizard, a master of shapes and changes of hue."
—Gandalf*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Beast Attack](/printing/beast-attack-dds.md) — Instant
2. [Generous Gift](/printing/generous-gift-dmc.md) — Instant
3. [Pulse of the Tangle](/printing/pulse-of-the-tangle-dst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Fresh Meat](/printing/fresh-meat-nph.md) — Instant
5. [Stroke of Midnight](/printing/stroke-of-midnight-woe.md) — Instant
6. [Rampage of the Clans](/printing/rampage-of-the-clans-rna.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #234
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Alexander Ostrowski
- **Total Printings:** 216 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`