---
name: "Demon's Grasp"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "BFZ-108"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "13228a22-d63a-4952-a482-4f84da696e88"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/demons-grasp-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Demon's Grasp
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

> *"Take what solace you can in the knowledge that you will not be here to witness Zendikar's demise."
—Ob Nixilis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grasp of Darkness](/printing/grasp-of-darkness-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Dark Deed](/printing/dark-deed-msh.md) — Instant
3. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
4. [Pull Under](/printing/pull-under-chk.md) — Instant — Arcane
5. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Tar Snare](/printing/tar-snare-ogw.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #BFZ-108
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Gaillet
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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