Beast Within

Commander 2021 (C21) #186 · Uncommon · Instant

Mana cost: {2}{G}

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

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

Illustrated by Jesper Ejsing · Released April 23, 2021

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.04 USD (4.3%) to $0.90 USD; low $0.88 USD, high $0.95 USD.

Printings

  1. Foundations Commander #190 (FDC) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.53 USD
  2. Marvel Universe #75 (MAR) · Mythic · 2026 · $1.49 USD
  3. Marvel Super Heroes Commander #169 (MSC) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.75 USD
  4. Secret Lair Drop #2671 (SLD) · Rare · 2026 · $5.30 USD
  5. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #263 (SOC) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.71 USD
  6. Marvel Universe #33 (MAR) · Mythic · 2025 · $6.88 USD
  7. Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet #33 (OMB) · Uncommon · 2025
  8. Edge of Eternities Commander #93 (EOC) · Uncommon · 2025 · $0.68 USD
  9. The List #LCC-233 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2025 · $1.38 USD
  10. Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #249 (TDC) · Uncommon · 2025 · $0.64 USD
  11. Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #80 (DSC) · Uncommon · 2024 · $1.08 USD
  12. Bloomburrow Commander #206 (BLC) · Uncommon · 2024 · $1.18 USD
  13. Modern Horizons 3 Commander #223 (M3C) · Uncommon · 2024 · $0.69 USD
  14. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #233 (LCC) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.78 USD
  15. Doctor Who #228 (WHO) · Uncommon · 2023 · $1.69 USD
  16. Doctor Who #819 (WHO) · Uncommon · 2023 · $24.12 USD foil
  17. Tales of Middle-earth Commander #234 (LTC) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.79 USD
  18. The List #NPH-103 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2023 · $1.73 USD
  19. Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander #104 (ONC) · Uncommon · 2023 · $1.08 USD
  20. Starter Commander Decks #172 (SCD) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.84 USD
  21. Dominaria United Commander #129 (DMC) · Uncommon · 2022 · $1.08 USD
  22. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #820 (CLB) · Uncommon · 2022 · $1.21 USD
  23. New Capenna Commander #282 (NCC) · Uncommon · 2022 · $1.03 USD
  24. Neon Dynasty Commander #114 (NEC) · Uncommon · 2022 · $1.11 USD
  25. Secret Lair Drop #323 (SLD) · Rare · 2021 · $24.96 USD
  26. Midnight Hunt Commander #133 (MIC) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.83 USD
  27. Forgotten Realms Commander #152 (AFC) · Uncommon · 2021 · $1.02 USD
  28. Commander 2021 #186 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.90 USD
  29. Time Spiral Remastered #357 (TSR) · Special · 2021 · $2.86 USD
  30. Commander Legends #423 (CMR) · Uncommon · 2020 · $1.06 USD
  31. Commander 2020 #168 (C20) · Uncommon · 2020 · $1.26 USD
  32. The List #BBD-190 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2019 · $2.03 USD
  33. Commander 2019 #157 (C19) · Uncommon · 2019 · $1.46 USD
  34. Battlebond #190 (BBD) · Uncommon · 2018 · $1.02 USD
  35. Planechase Anthology #57 (PCA) · Uncommon · 2016 · $1.20 USD
  36. Commander 2016 #141 (C16) · Uncommon · 2016 · $0.71 USD
  37. Conspiracy: Take the Crown #174 (CN2) · Uncommon · 2016 · $1.32 USD
  38. Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters #69 (DDL) · Uncommon · 2013 · $0.68 USD
  39. Planechase 2012 #57 (PC2) · Uncommon · 2012 · $1.87 USD
  40. New Phyrexia #103 (NPH) · Uncommon · 2011 · $1.86 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2021-03-19 · wotc — 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.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Galadriel, Elven-Queen · in 90% of 31 decks
  2. Atarka, World Render · in 76% of 37 decks
  3. Bello, Bard of the Brambles · in 76% of 49 decks
  4. T'Challa, the Black Panther · in 71% of 49 decks
  5. Szarel, Genesis Shepherd · in 71% of 24 decks
  6. Ayula, Queen Among Bears · in 67% of 43 decks
  7. Thrun, Breaker of Silence · in 64% of 50 decks
  8. Reki, the History of Kamigawa · in 64% of 44 decks

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