Illustrated by Thomas Chamberlain-Keen
Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Beast Within
MSC #169 · Jun 26, 2026
- Type
- Instant
- Mana cost
- 2G
- Mana value
- 3
- Rarity
- uncommon
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Raw vibranium is hazardous to any who touch it, causing irreversible mutations.
Beast Within is an uncommon Instant from Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC #169).
TCGplayer price snapshot: $1.25
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Format legality
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
Card notes: Beast Within
Beast Within is a {2}{G} instant that destroys target permanent, then has that permanent's controller create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. If the target is illegal when the spell tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve and no player creates a Beast token. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, and Timeless, has 42 printings, and appears in 1,564,231 of 4,800,674 EDHREC decks it could fit.
- Beast Within is an Instant. Source
- Its mana cost is {2}{G}. Source
- Its rules text begins: "Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token." Source
- Scryfall lists it as legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
- Ruling dated 2021-03-19: If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Beast Within tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player creates a Beast token. Source
- Scryfall lists 42 printings of this card. Source
- EDHREC lists this card in 1,564,231 of 4,800,674 decks it could fit. Source
- On EDHREC, Hearthhull, the Worldseed is one of its top commanders (24,552 of 33,593 decks). Source
- On EDHREC, Bello, Bard of the Brambles is one of its top commanders (20,707 of 26,625 decks). Source
- On EDHREC, Hakbal of the Surging Soul is one of its top commanders (17,248 of 25,721 decks). Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Beast Within includes Swords to Plowshares. Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Beast Within includes Path to Exile. Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Beast Within includes Assassin's Trophy. Source
