Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 216
- Artist
- Naomi Baker
- Commander rank
- 261 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 216 in that set, with art by Naomi Baker. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.
Ancient evils dwell within the burning chasm called the Ashmouth, ever ready to devour those foolish enough to travel alone.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Infernal Grasp 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 |
Other printings of Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #77 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Marvel Universe (MAR) #18 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #18 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #84 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #182 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #119 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #310 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #385 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #456 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #143 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Summer Vacation Promos 2022 (PSVC) #2 | Rare | 2022 |
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #107 | Uncommon | 2022 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Infernal Grasp is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.