Card text
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, the attacking player gains control of this artifact and untaps it.
{2}, {T}: Draw a card and put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has five or more point counters on it, sacrifice it and create a Treasure token.
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Mana cost
{2}
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Card text
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, the attacking player gains control of this artifact and untaps it.
{2}, {T}: Draw a card and put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has five or more point counters on it, sacrifice it and create a Treasure token.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Contested Game Ball
Contested Game Ball (251) is an Artifact from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI). It costs {2} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 6 more formats.
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is a main expansion, released November 2023.
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, the attacking player gains control of this artifact and untaps it. {2}, {T}: Draw a card and put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has five or more point counters on it, sacrifice it and create a Treasure token.
Card details
- Card number
- 251
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 17 November 2023
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Artifact
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Contested Game Ball
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