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◇ Catalog #153

Grim Contest

frf·#153·common·nonfoil

Illus. Phill Simmer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '15

11 yr ago

Value

$0.22+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.23 · low $0.21

NM$0.22

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.20–$0.23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.22low $0.04range 450.0%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #18,906 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.24

Nonfoil$0.22

Gameplay

Instant

Choose target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its toughness to the other.

The invader hoped he could survive the beast's jaws and emerge through its rotting skin.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2014-11-24wotc

If either target is an illegal target as Grim Contest tries to resolve, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.22. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.22 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from FRF — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #153 of *Fate Reforged*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2015 Fate Reforged release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{B}{G} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #18,906 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Phill Simmer. Rarix catalogs 28 other cards credited to this artist.