If this leaves the battlefield before its activated ability resolves, it will still deal damage to the targeted creature. On the other hand, if the targeted creature leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, the ability won't resolve and no damage will be dealt.
Giving either creature first strike does not affect the ability.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME1 — 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 #119 of *Masters Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2007 Masters Edition release.
Card type: Creature — Ape, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{G}{G}{G} (7 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.
EDHrec ranks this card #26,704 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Greg Simanson. Rarix catalogs 49 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Greg Simanson
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