Arena
- Type
- Land
- Set
- Magic Online Promos #35958 (rare)
{3}, {T}: 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.)
Arena has 4 printings, first in HarperPrism Book Promos (1994). EDHREC ranks it #8,456 among Commander cards. It appears most in Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer decks (1,915 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Arena most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer: 1,915 decks
- Maarika, Brutal Gladiator: 1,686 decks
- Wolverine, Best There Is: 1,665 decks
- Shelob, Child of Ungoliant: 766 decks
- Neyith of the Dire Hunt: 457 decks
- Strong, the Brutish Thespian: 335 decks
- Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk: 211 decks
- Jared Carthalion, True Heir: 170 decks
Often played with Arena
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Either or both creatures can be tapped prior to using the ability and it still works.
- : The power of the creatures when the effect resolves is used to determine how much damage is done.
- : In multiplayer games, you can choose a different opposing player each time it the ability is activated.
- : If either target is illegal at the time the ability resolves (whether because it has left the battlefield, because it has gained Shroud or Protection, or for any other reason), the ability taps the remaining target, but no damage is dealt. If both targets are illegal, the ability doesn't resolve.