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Beast Within

Card Name

Beast Within

Mana Cost

2

Type

Instant

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Flavor Text

"Monsters dwell in every heart. We only think civilization tames them." —Euphemia, Nexus watcher

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(7/1/2013)
If the permanent is still a legal target but is not destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible), its controller still gets the Beast token.
(3/19/2021)
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. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create a Beast token.