---
name: "Binding Grasp"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ruth Thompson"
oracle_id: "1ebdc091-16d5-4803-821a-ac8c4696b5bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/binding-grasp-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Binding Grasp
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this Aura unless you pay {1}{U}.
You control enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature gets +0/+1.

> *"What I want, I take."
—Gustha Ebbasdotter, Kjeldoran royal mage*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grafted Identity](/printing/grafted-identity-mid.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Biting Tether](/printing/biting-tether-shm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Mind Harness](/printing/mind-harness-mir.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Curse of Chains](/printing/curse-of-chains-clu.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Cunning](/printing/cunning-exo.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Parasitic Bond](/printing/parasitic-bond-usg.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #41
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ruth Thompson
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`