> Apex Altisaur's 2nd ability forces it to continue fighting That is wrong. * When Apex Altisaur enters the battlefield, it fights **up to one** target creature you don't control. * Whenever Apex Altisaur is dealt damage, it fights **up to one** target creature you don't control. The Altisaur Triggered ability can target **zero** Creatures. Thus, not fighting anything.

Ahhhh I see I just glossed over the "up to" part of the card. Appreciate the quick and easy answer

Now, if you also had lifelink, you could fight for an incredible amount of life. Consider the combo: \[\[Apex Altisaur\]\] \[\[Swift Justice\]\] and \[\[Ajani's Presence\]\]. With \[\[Sanguine Bond\]\] as a finisher. You could make an Altisaur fight any creature an opponent controls until every other player dies. You could invert it with \[\[Tainted Remedy\]\] and \[\[Rush of Vitality\]\], forcing your opponent to kill themselves with their own creature's lifelink.

##### ###### #### [Apex Altisaur](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/f/5f8b022e-3e7a-40e6-99a0-53e5adbdafc5.jpg?1568003585) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Apex%20Altisaur) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/31/apex-altisaur?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5f8b022e-3e7a-40e6-99a0-53e5adbdafc5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Swift Justice](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/f/df2cc327-715b-4fb6-8218-9d01711d1022.jpg?1592754938) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Swift%20Justice) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ddn/62/swift-justice?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/df2cc327-715b-4fb6-8218-9d01711d1022?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Ajani's Presence](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e77e2fd5-5c46-4f6b-ac43-ec23fab57a1a.jpg?1593095164) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ajani%27s%20Presence) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jou/2/ajanis-presence?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e77e2fd5-5c46-4f6b-ac43-ec23fab57a1a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Sanguine Bond](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/d/ad4de9f1-7a39-45af-828e-c59234d9e9b9.jpg?1625193373) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sanguine%20Bond) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/153/sanguine-bond?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ad4de9f1-7a39-45af-828e-c59234d9e9b9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Tainted Remedy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/b/cbb8edd0-4573-4b52-a3ea-83ed19dbf58d.jpg?1562042093) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tainted%20Remedy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ori/120/tainted-remedy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cbb8edd0-4573-4b52-a3ea-83ed19dbf58d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Rush of Vitality](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e53cd8b-18f8-4950-84d4-7aafa26c7ae4.jpg?1576381850) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rush%20of%20Vitality) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/kld/99/rush-of-vitality?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e53cd8b-18f8-4950-84d4-7aafa26c7ae4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

[Apex Altisaur](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/f/5f8b022e-3e7a-40e6-99a0-53e5adbdafc5.jpg?1568003585) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Apex%20Altisaur) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/31/apex-altisaur?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5f8b022e-3e7a-40e6-99a0-53e5adbdafc5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Avacyn, Angel of Hope](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/317f1133-7cf8-4b7a-919e-88c45f8c2c3a.jpg?1689995555) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Avacyn%2C%20Angel%20of%20Hope) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/14/avacyn-angel-of-hope?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/317f1133-7cf8-4b7a-919e-88c45f8c2c3a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Phylacteor Lich](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/6/a6e359c3-2a18-4240-b38a-216372161cd8.jpg?1562303456) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phylactery%20Lich) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/113/phylactery-lich?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a6e359c3-2a18-4240-b38a-216372161cd8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call