---
name: "Grasp of Darkness"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "GN2"
set_name: "Game Night 2019"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "494c819d-7d73-432b-8c96-4cb9dcd31094"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grasp-of-darkness-gn2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grasp of Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Deed](/printing/dark-deed-msh.md) — Instant
2. [Lash of the Whip](/printing/lash-of-the-whip-ths.md) — Instant
3. [Demon's Grasp](/printing/demons-grasp-ddr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Flatten](/printing/flatten-dtk.md) — Instant
5. [Fatal Fumes](/printing/fatal-fumes-dgm.md) — Instant
6. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Game Night 2019 (GN2) #30
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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