Clutch of the Undercity
The List RAV-197 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- RAV-197
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 3 life.
Transmute 1 generic mana blue mana black mana (1 generic mana blue mana black mana, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Clutch of the Undercity was originally printed in the 2005 Magic: The Gathering set Ravnica: City of Guilds. As a common card representing the Golgari Swarm, it was designed to showcase the guild's signature mechanics of recycling resources from the graveyard. The card’s flavor reflects the subterranean, decaying aesthetic of Ravnica’s undercity, where life and death are intertwined in a perpetual cycle of organic consumption.
The illustration by Greg Staples captures the grim, gothic atmosphere of the Ravnica plane, emphasizing the visceral nature of the Golgari. When the card was later featured in 'The List'—a rotating collection of legacy cards included in modern booster packs—it served as a nostalgic nod to the early days of the Ravnica block. It remains a functional piece of Magic history, valued by players for its thematic consistency and its role in defining the identity of one of the game's most iconic factions.
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