River's Grasp
Shadowmoor 174 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana or black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
If blue mana was spent to cast this spell, return up to one target creature to its owner's hand. If black mana was spent to cast this spell, target player reveals their hand, you choose a nonland card from it, then that player discards that card. (Do both if blue mana black mana was spent.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
River's Grasp was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is deeply rooted in the folklore-inspired setting of Lorwyn, which undergoes a dramatic, dark transformation into the gloomy, melancholic world of Shadowmoor. This card, a common sorcery with the 'conspire' mechanic, was designed to reflect the set's central theme of shadow and duplication, encouraging players to copy spells by tapping two creatures that share a color with the spell.
The artwork for River's Grasp was provided by illustrator Jesper Ejsing. His contribution leans into the moody, ethereal aesthetic of the Shadowmoor plane, utilizing a palette that emphasizes the dark, damp, and twisting nature of the world's rivers. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, atmospheric addition to limited play environments, serving as a distinct piece of world-building that bridged the gap between the game's mechanics and the evocative, fairytale-gothic narrative of the expansion.
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