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Grim Contest {1}{B}{G}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Choose target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its toughness to the other.

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The List

English · 2019-11-07

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The List (released 2019-11-07), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: eb7de65d-d4d6-4090-b749-6bd44bd47568
Oracle ID: 3b78f940-f840-4d4d-a09b-147202963367
TCGplayer ID: 203225

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