Grasp of Darkness
Oath of the Gatewatch 85 • uncommon
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
"I welcome the use of even the foulest magic if it will rid us of the monstrosities that plague our world."— Munda, ambush leader
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grasp of Darkness was introduced in the 2016 expansion set Oath of the Gatewatch for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Serving as a functional reprint of a card originally debuted in the Scars of Mirrodin block, it was designed by Wizards of the Coast to provide black-aligned decks with a reliable, efficient removal spell capable of dealing with creatures that possess high toughness, a recurring tactical necessity in the game's competitive environment.
The card’s visual identity was realized by the fantasy illustrator Daarken, whose work is characterized by dramatic lighting and a grim, atmospheric aesthetic. In this piece, Daarken utilizes dark, ethereal energy to evoke the card's mechanical effect of weakening an opposing creature. Upon its release, the card was widely received by players as a staple utility piece for constructed formats, praised for its clarity in design and its balanced interaction within the game's evolving meta-game.
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