Contest of Claws (Extended Art) (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Contest of Claws — Precision Strike

Contest of Claws is a compact removal spell that converts your creature's raw power into targeted damage and grants upside when you overcommit. Cast it during a combat trick or after a pump effect to have a creature you control deal damage equal to its power to another target creature. When the attack exceeds what the blocker can absorb you get to discover cards equal to the excess damage. The card rewards timing and board read more than raw mana investment.

In practice this card doubles as removal and card advantage when you engineer an overkill. It is especially efficient in token builds and decks that can grow a creature cheaply. The extended art framing here keeps focus on the single combat vignette and helps you track who is winning the exchange without clutter. Use it to convert temporary power into both a trade and a net gain of options.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{G}
• Card Type – Sorcery
• Subtypes –
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. If excess damage was dealt this way, discover X, where X is that excess damage.
• Power / Toughness –
• Loyalty –