First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010)
Sorcery
Target creature must be blocked this turn if able.
Draw a card.
The baloth's instincts boiled, its muscles pulled taut, and its razor-spines bristled, as it turned to face—a runt meepling.
- Illustrated by
- Jesper Ejsing
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Irresistible Prey resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.
- If the affected creature attacks, the defending player must assign at least one blocker to it during the declare blockers step, unless that player controls no creatures that could block it.
- You can target a creature you don’t control or that otherwise couldn’t attack that turn.
- The creature affected by Irresistible Prey doesn’t have to attack that turn.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
1 combo: