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.

Flavor text

"The Jeskai like talking about their Way? Let's see them talk their way out of this dilemma." —Girdah, Abzan beastrider

Card details

Printing, type line, and catalog data

Identity & printing

Card ID: TDC-27--normal
Name: Jaws of Defeat
Number: 27
Rarity: Rare

Type line & Magic stats

Types: Enchantment
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Mana value: 4

Set, artist & references

Artist: Andreas Zafiratos
Language: English
Set name: Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
Game name: Magic: The Gathering

Battle

Abilities, attacks, weakness & resistance

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Jaws of Defeat

Overview

Rules

Rulings