Close Encounter
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, choose a creature you control or a warped creature card you own in exile.
Close Encounter deals damage equal to the power of the chosen creature or card to target creature.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
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Printing and price
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge of Eternities EOE | 176 | Aug 2025 | $0.09 | $0.23 |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Nov 9, 2026.
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Rulings
If you chose a creature on the battlefield, use that creature’s power when Close Encounter resolves to determine how much damage is dealt. If that creature is no longer on the battlefield when Close Encounter resolves, use that creature’s power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage is dealt.
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