Rivals' Duel
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SetMOR
Collector #99
Released2008-02-01
Rarityuncommon
ArtistZoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Rivals' Duel

UncommonColour IDMV 4
Sorcery
Choose two target creatures that share no creature types. Those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Keywords
Fight
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 2012-06-01Newest 2019-11-07Cheapest priced $0.10 in PLST
Rulings (3)
wotc1 Apr 2008
The two creatures may be controlled by the same player.
wotc1 Apr 2008
If, by the time Rivals’ Duel resolves, an effect has caused the two target creatures to share a creature type, Rivals’ Duel doesn’t resolve for having no legal targets.
wotc1 Apr 2008
If either one of the creatures leaves the battlefield before Rivals’ Duel resolves, no damage is dealt to or by the remaining creature. If both creatures leave the battlefield before Rivals’ Duel resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve for having no legal targets.