Deathgrip
Fifth Edition 154 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 154
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.72
What it does
black mana black mana: Counter target green spell.
"Every forest is carpeted with the corpses of a thousand trees."— Baron Sengir to Autumn Willow
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 released in the 1994 Magic: The Gathering expansion set 'Legends,' later being reprinted in 'Fifth Edition' in 1997. As part of the game's early development, the card reflects the color-pie philosophy of the era, which often featured specific, highly targeted hosers—cards designed to systematically dismantle decks utilizing a particular color of mana. In this case, Deathgrip served as a powerful tool for Black decks to counter the dominance of Green spells.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Quinton Hoover, a foundational artist for the early years of the game. Hoover utilized his signature romantic, ethereal style to depict the parasitic and restrictive nature of the card's effect. Within the competitive community, the card is remembered as a relic of a time when sideboards were heavily reliant on color-specific hate cards, earning it a place in the history of Magic’s evolving mechanical design.
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