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

Clawbound Gambit

Contest of Claws is a practical piece for midrange green lists that convert your creature's raw power into immediate removal while offering card selection as a bonus. Cast for one and a green mana, it makes one of your creatures strike another target. You trade a creature attack for single use removal but get value if the attacker overkills its target. The extended art frame sits well in a Commander sleeve and the light play foil gives just enough shimmer to stand out without shouting.

Use this when you need a targeted answer that can also refill your hand. If your creature has greater power than the opposing blocker or utility token, the excess damage becomes X for discover. That makes it efficient in decks that grow creatures quickly or grant temporary boosts during combat. It reads cleanly at the table and slots in naturally with creature combat tricks and pump effects.

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 –