Death Grasp
Commander 2013 183 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 183
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
Death Grasp deals X damage to any target. You gain X life.
Plate mail, the skin of the chest, the rib cage, the heart—all useless against the mage who can reach directly for the soul.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Death Grasp was released in 2013 as part of the Commander 2013 set, a series of preconstructed decks designed specifically for the multiplayer Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. The card was featured in the Evasive Maneuvers deck, which focused on the Junk color combination of white, black, and green. This set marked a significant expansion in the variety of legendary creatures and support cards tailored for the social, politics-heavy gameplay that defines the Commander format.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Jason Rainville, who aimed to evoke a sense of draining vitality through the visual representation of necrotic magic. Mechanically, the card was designed to capitalize on the format's nature by allowing a player to target any creature, thereby influencing board states and table politics. It was received by the player base as a functional utility tool, prized for its flexibility in removing threats while simultaneously stabilizing a player's life total in longer multiplayer games.
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