Pongify

Mana cost: {U}
Type: Instant
Set: The List #OTC-106 (uncommon)
Price: $2.75 USD

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Pongify has 13 printings, first in Planar Chaos (2007). EDHREC ranks it #154 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vivi Ornitier decks (14,829 on EDHREC). 7 public decks on TCG run it. It has 1 official ruling.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: not legal
modern: legal
pioneer: not legal
standard: not legal
brawl: legal

Public decks that run Pongify

Everyone's Invited - Secret Lair Drop - WUBRG EDH Precon Decklist, led by Morophon, the Boundless
Federation Fleet - Star Trek Commander, led by Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary
From Cute to Brute - Secret Lair Drop, led by Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
Jeskai Striker - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, led by Shiko and Narset, Unified
Peer Through Time - Commander 2014, led by Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Quick Draw - Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander, led by Stella Lee, Wild Card
Tricky Terrain - Modern Horizons 3 Commander, led by Omo, Queen of Vesuva

Commanders that run Pongify most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Often played with Pongify

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2021-03-19: If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Pongify tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player creates an Ape token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create an Ape token.