---
name: "Grasping Dunes"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Land — Desert"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "AKH"
set_name: "Amonkhet"
collector_number: "244"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "47d16c11-3033-44f3-9a12-2daf3453cc5b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grasping-dunes-akh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grasping Dunes
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Land — Desert

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ifnir Deadlands](/printing/ifnir-deadlands-hou.md) — Land — Desert
2. [Desert](/printing/desert-arn.md) — Land — Desert
3. [Sandstorm Verge](/printing/sandstorm-verge-otj.md) — Land — Desert
4. [Shefet Dunes](/printing/shefet-dunes-akr.md) — Land — Desert
5. [Survivors' Encampment](/printing/survivors-encampment-plst.md) — Land — Desert
6. [Sunscorched Desert](/printing/sunscorched-desert-akr.md) — Land — Desert

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet (AKH) #244
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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