---
name: "Pounce"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Fight"]
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "200"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "f4126dac-add4-4d5f-bf52-6f74c7c6aa67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pounce-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pounce
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Fight

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

> *狩りと採餌の欲求は恐竜の本能である。それを適切な方向に導けばいいのだ。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Prey Upon](/printing/prey-upon-uma.md) — Sorcery
2. [Pit Fight](/printing/pit-fight-gk2.md) — Instant
3. [Savage Punch](/printing/savage-punch-j22.md) — Sorcery
4. [Wild Instincts](/printing/wild-instincts-ori.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mutant's Prey](/printing/mutants-prey-dgm.md) — Instant
6. [Prizefight](/printing/prizefight-snc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #200
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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