Deathgrip
Collectors' Edition 101 • uncommon
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 101
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $3.07
What it does
black mana black mana: Counter target green spell.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Deathgrip was originally introduced as a black-aligned sorcery in the Limited Edition Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, released in 1993. It was designed during the game's formative period by Richard Garfield as a specialized defensive tool intended to curb the power of green-aligned cards. The artwork, initially illustrated by Anson Maddocks, depicts a skeletal hand emerging from the ground, reflecting the dark and often visceral aesthetic that characterized the early game's fantasy motifs.
The Collectors' Edition version, featuring the card numbered 101, was released in 1993 as a non-tournament legal set meant for collectors. It is distinguished by its square corners and gold-bordered reverse, designed to showcase the complete initial card pool of the game without undermining the rarity of the tournament-legal versions. While these cards were not playable in sanctioned events, they are appreciated by historians of the game for preserving the original card frames and the distinctive, gothic art style of the early 1990s.
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