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Grasp of Darkness

First printed in Scars of Mirrodin (2010)

All 4 prints

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  • Core Set 2021 (M21) #102, 2020
  • Game Night 2019 (GN2) #30, 2019
  • Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #85, 2016
  • Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #65, 2010

Grasp of Darkness

Instant

Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

On a world with five suns, night is compelled to become an aggressive force.

Illustrated by
Johann Bodin
Watermark
Mirran

Legality

Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Commander In 13 of 5718 decks (0.2%), most in K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Share of decks
0.2%
= vs previous 30 days
17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.6% 31 Aug: 0.2% 7 Sep: 0.1% 14 Sep: 0.3% 21 Sep: 0.4% 28 Sep: 0.2% 5 Oct: 0.2% 12 Oct: 0.1% 19 Oct: 0.2% 26 Oct: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
13
13 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
23%
2 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.6%
31 Aug0.2%
7 Sep0.1%
14 Sep0.3%
21 Sep0.4%
28 Sep0.2%
5 Oct0.2%
12 Oct0.1%
19 Oct0.2%
26 Oct0.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 0.8% 28%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Balthor the Defiled100%136.1
Fleshwrither100%133.0
Vile Entomber100%116.7
Asmodeus the Archfiend100%110.0
Blood Celebrant100%107.9
Heartless Summoning100%96.9
Skirge Familiar100%78.3
Necrotic Ooze100%78.3
Gray Merchant of Asphodel100%71.5
Beseech the Queen100%68.9
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Michael Deitsch in The CEDH Witching Hour		 2-3
40%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Nicolas Jaramillo in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND		 2-5
29%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Dylan J Schultz in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4		 0-5
0%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Tay Tay, 		1 main #22
of 32
0-1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Michael Gutierrez, 		1 main #41
of 58
0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Jordon Jolly, 		1 main #68
of 105
0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Danny Mojalal, 		1 main #24
of 31
0-2
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Clint Grisham, 		1 main #9
of 21
0-2
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Dylan J Schultz, 		1 main #70
of 72
0-5
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
x3r0, 		1 main #32
of 45
0-4
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Michael Deitsch, 		1 main #8
of 40
2-3