---
name: "Grip of the Roil"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Surge"]
set: "OGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "c3c87292-2fc8-4759-b7b6-18a8b539b5d1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grip-of-the-roil-ogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grip of the Roil
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Surge

## Oracle Text
Surge {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crippling Chill](/printing/crippling-chill-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Shocking Grasp](/printing/shocking-grasp-hbg.md) — Instant
3. [Comparative Analysis](/printing/comparative-analysis-ogw.md) — Instant
4. [Containment Membrane](/printing/containment-membrane-ogw.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Refocus](/printing/refocus-frf.md) — Instant
6. [Glacial Grasp](/printing/glacial-grasp-znr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #56
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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