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Beast Within

Magic: The GatheringEdge of Eternities Commander#93

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Magic: The Gathering

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Edge of Eternities CommanderEOC · #93

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.89 € · 0.68 $
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: Dave Allsop
Card language: English
Release date: 2025-08-01

Flavour text

"Kill the weak so they can't drag the strong down to their level. This is true compassion." —Benzir, archdruid of Temple Might

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.