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TenderizeHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles· March 6, 2026
Carte Magic Tenderize

Tenderize is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.

How it works : Tenderize

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If either target is an illegal target as Tenderize resolves, the creature you control won't deal damage.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr
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