Crush of Tentacles
Crush of Tentacles: Sorcery, Oath of the Gatewatch. Surge 3UU. Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW)
- Released
- 2016-01-22
- Collector number
- 53
- Artist
- Jama Jurabaev
- Commander rank
- 11,768 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Surge
Build around this card with Grover
About Crush of Tentacles
Crush of Tentacles is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue sorcery from Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW), an expansion set released in January 2016. It is collector number 53 in that set, with art by Jama Jurabaev. It costs {4}{U}{U} (four generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Oath of the Gatewatch (2016) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.10 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Surge {3}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If this spell's surge cost was paid, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.10 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Crush of Tentacles by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Crush of Tentacles
Crush of Tentacles has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #52 | Rare | 2024 |
| Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) #53s | Mythic | 2016 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Crush of Tentacles, newest first.
- All other nonland permanents will already be in their owners' hands by the time the Octopus token is created. Any triggered abilities or abilities that would have otherwise affected that Octopus won't be around to matter.
- Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
- The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.
- If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.
- For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Crush of Tentacles.