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Pounce

Pounce

Instant

common

Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

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Semantic Tags

Power Mattersmechanical

Cares about power of creatures — Fling effects, power-based draw, Xenagos strategies.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (2)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Jumpstart 2022#707common···
Ixalan#200common···

Related Concepts

Fight

When two creatures fight, each deals damage equal to its power to the other. See rule 701.14, “Fight.”

Related Rules

701.14

Fight

701.14a

A spell or ability may instruct a creature to fight another creature or it may instruct two creatures to fight each other. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to the other creature.

701.14b

If one or both creatures instructed to fight are no longer on the battlefield or are no longer creatures, neither of them fights or deals damage. If one or both creatures are illegal targets for a resolving spell or ability that instructs them to fight, neither of them fights or deals damage.

Rulings

2017-09-29

If either or both targets are illegal when Pounce tries to resolve, no creature will deal or be dealt damage.