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Close Encounter from Edge of Eternities (EOE) #176, Magic: The Gathering card
GreenUncommonInstant

Close Encounter

Instant

Edge of Eternities (EOE) · 176

Non-foilFoil

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Colour identityGreen

Mana cost

{1}{G}

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Card text

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.

Format legality

  • StandardLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyLegal

About Close Encounter

Close Encounter (176) is a Green Instant from Edge of Eternities (EOE). It costs {1}{G} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.

Edge of Eternities is a main expansion, released August 2025.

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.

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Card details

Card number
176
Set
Edge of Eternities (EOE)
Set type
Expansion
Released
1 August 2025
Rarity
Uncommon (U)
Printing
Standard
Type line
Instant
Colour
Green
Colour identity
Green
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Finish
Non-foil

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