Grim Contest
Instant
FRFFate Reforged#153common
Foil
The invader hoped he could survive the beast's jaws and emerge through its rotting skin.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 593
- Illustrator
- Phill Simmer
- Found in
- Fate Reforged Intro Pack Grave Advantage · Fate Reforged MTGO Redemption · 4 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Choose target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its toughness to the other.
Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.24
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.24
$0.09 low-$0.03 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.24as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.25L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.24as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.52L $0.23since Feb 2024$0.09
$0.12
-$0.03-33% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.24· across 2 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Nov 24, 2014 · one tap opens all
- WotCNov 24, 2014
If either target is an illegal target as Grim Contest tries to resolve, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.