Magus of the Arena
Creature — Human Wizard
, : Tap target creature you control and target creature of an opponent's choice they control. Those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
5/5Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2007-02-01:
If either target leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, the ability taps the remaining target, but no damage is dealt. If both targets leave the battlefield, the ability doesn’t resolve.
- 2007-02-01:
Magus of the Arena’s controller always chooses their creature first.
- 2007-02-01:
If an effect changes the targets of this ability, the second target can be changed to any creature the chosen opponent controls. The choice of opponent can’t be changed.
- 2007-02-01:
Tapped creatures can be targeted. Tapping them again will do nothing, but they’ll still deal damage.