Glacial Grasp
Zendikar Rising 59 • common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Tap target creature. Its controller mills two cards. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. (They put the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.)
Draw a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Glacial Grasp was released in September 2020 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Zendikar Rising. The set served as a return to the plane of Zendikar, a world defined by its dangerous, shifting landscape and adventurous spirit, focusing on themes of party mechanics and land-based synergies. As a common-rarity instant, the card was designed to serve a functional role in the Limited format, providing players with a versatile tool for tempo control by tapping down creatures and neutralizing threats during the fast-paced gameplay characteristic of the set.
The artwork was commissioned from Tomasz Jedruszek, a veteran fantasy illustrator known for his dramatic use of light and scale within the Magic: The Gathering universe. For this piece, Jedruszek leaned into the icy, elemental aesthetics of the spell, depicting a crystalline manifestation of frost binding a creature. The illustration emphasizes the raw power of Zendikar's mana, aiming to convey the sudden, chilling impact of the magic through sharp, jagged lines and a cool color palette that contrasts with the generally vibrant, earthy tones of the rest of the set.
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