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Bovine Intervention

{1}{W}

Instant

OTJOutlaws of Thunder Junction#6uncommon

No one could prove the ox did it, but no one tried to harness it again either.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 309
Illustrator
Julia Metzger
Found in
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander Deck Desert Bloom · Outlaws of Thunder Junction MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#3,889
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
Destroy target artifact or creature. Its controller creates a 2/2 white Ox creature token.
Plays as:
Artifact RemovalSpot RemovalCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-23.3%
$0.23
$0.08 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Foil-2.8%
$0.35
$0.10 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.23· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Apr 12, 2024
  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    If the target artifact or creature is an illegal target by the time Bovine Intervention tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. No player creates an Ox token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create an Ox token.