---
name: "Friendly Rivalry"
mana_cost: "{R}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "204"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Marc Simonetti"
oracle_id: "e6850561-3c57-4354-8850-c467a6449563"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/friendly-rivalry-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Friendly Rivalry
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control and up to one other target legendary creature you control each deal damage equal to their power to target creature you don't control.

> *"Forty-two, Master Legolas!"
—Gimli*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Band Together](/printing/band-together-rvr.md) — Instant
2. [Quarrel](/printing/quarrel-hob.md) — Instant
3. [Rivals' Duel](/printing/rivals-duel-pca.md) — Sorcery
4. [Betrayal at the Vault](/printing/betrayal-at-the-vault-otj.md) — Instant
5. [Aggressive Instinct](/printing/aggressive-instinct-gs1.md) — Sorcery
6. [Grim Contest](/printing/grim-contest-frf.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #204
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Marc Simonetti
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`