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Beast Within

Magic: The GatheringCommander 2019#157

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Magic: The Gathering

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Commander 2019C19 · #157

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.91 € · 1.48 $
Mana value: 3
Colour: Green

Card text

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
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: Jesper Ejsing
Card language: English
Release date: 2019-08-23

Flavour text

"Monsters dwell in every heart. We only think civilization tames them." ―Euphemia, Nexus watcher

Rulings

2021-03-19

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