---
name: "Joust"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Fight"]
set: "ELD"
set_name: "Throne of Eldraine"
collector_number: "129"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bram Sels"
oracle_id: "8584e96f-a3e7-475c-bfd1-2c9a72bee774"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/joust-eld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Joust
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Fight

## Oracle Text
Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. The creature you control gets +2/+1 until end of turn if it's a Knight. Then those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

> *「生活就是一场比武，唯有最勇猛者方能得益。」
～鞍博雷骑士，蕾妮爵士*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rivals' Duel](/printing/rivals-duel-pca.md) — Sorcery
2. [Magus of the Arena](/printing/magus-of-the-arena-c13.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Pounce](/printing/pounce-j22.md) — Instant
4. [Blood Feud](/printing/blood-feud-dka.md) — Sorcery
5. [Swift Kick](/printing/swift-kick-ktk.md) — Instant
6. [Prey Upon](/printing/prey-upon-uma.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #129
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bram Sels
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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