Bite Down
Bite Down: Instant, Foundations Commander. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 192
- Artist
- Kitt Lapeña
- Commander rank
- 2,749 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Bite Down
Bite Down is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 192 in that set, with art by Kitt Lapeña. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Dominaria United (2022) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.
"All the fancy spells and diabolical machines in the Multiverse are nothing compared to a good chomp." -Vivien Reid
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Bite Down by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Bite Down
Bite Down has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #212 | Common | 2024 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #636 | Common | 2024 |
| Dominaria United (DMU) #155 | Common | 2022 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Bite Down.
- If either target is an illegal target as Bite Down tries to resolve, the creature you control won't deal damage.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Bite Down is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
In these card lists
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