If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Pongify tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player creates an Ape token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create an Ape token.
Last observed on Scryfall 3 months ago at $4.78. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $4.78 across 2 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M3C — 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 #190 of *Modern Horizons 3 Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2024 Modern Horizons 3 Commander release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #156 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Heather Hudson. Rarix catalogs 675 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Heather Hudson
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