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Pongify

Magic: The GatheringSecrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive#20

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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSOA · #20

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 2.93 € · ★ 3.86 € · 3.78 $ · ★ 5.58 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Blue

Card text

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Dominik Mayer
Card language: English
Release date: 2026-04-24

Flavour text

"We see here a perfect example of a fundamental principle. Nothing can be 'destroyed.' It is merely catastrophically reorganized." —Professor Ruxа

Rulings

2021-03-19

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Pongify tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player creates an Ape token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create an Ape token.