Jaws of Defeat

Jaws of Defeat

{3}{B}Enchantment

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Whenever a creature you control enters, target opponent loses life equal to the difference between that creature's power and its toughness.

What it does

Tagged as Go-wide payoff — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Official rulings

  1. To find the difference between a creature’s power and its toughness, subtract the smaller of those two numbers from the larger one. For example, the difference between the power and toughness of a 3/5 creature is 2. The difference between the power and toughness of a 5/3 creature is also 2. (2025-04-04)

Printings & prices

Every set Jaws of Defeat has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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