---
name: "Shoving Match"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "103"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "1ef07ae5-3b04-45c8-a080-852b84da4fef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shoving-match-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shoving Match
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, all creatures gain "{T}: Tap target creature."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Opposition](/printing/opposition-mp2.md) — Enchantment
2. [Thassa's Ire](/printing/thassas-ire-jou.md) — Enchantment
3. [Energy Tap](/printing/energy-tap-leg.md) — Sorcery
4. [Homarid Shaman](/printing/homarid-shaman-fem.md) — Creature — Homarid Shaman
5. [Downpour](/printing/downpour-m13.md) — Instant
6. [Choking Tethers](/printing/choking-tethers-vma.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #103
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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