If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Beast Within tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player creates a Beast token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create a Beast token.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #2671 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2026 Secret Lair Drop release.
Card type: Instant, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #24 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Caleb Meurer. Rarix catalogs 16 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Caleb Meurer
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