---
name: "Death Grasp"
mana_cost: "{X}{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Eric Peterson"
oracle_id: "a2335149-d2db-48c1-9699-0df8ce12d4dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-grasp-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Death Grasp
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Death Grasp deals X damage to any target. You gain X life.

> *Yawgmoth's greatest joy came from watching one hero defeat another.*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #95
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Eric Peterson
- **Total Printings:** 25 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`