---
name: "Grounded for Life"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "TMT"
set_name: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrea Tentori Montalto"
oracle_id: "9a334434-072a-4486-810a-63efb29dea6d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grounded-for-life-tmt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grounded for Life
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Destroy target creature.

> *« Évidemment que je sais ce que vous avez fait ! Vous faites toujours exactement ce que je vous dis de ne pas faire ! »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Fate of the Sun-Cryst](/printing/fate-of-the-sun-cryst-fin.md) — Instant
3. [Luminous Rebuke](/printing/luminous-rebuke-fdn.md) — Instant
4. [Ajani's Response](/printing/ajanis-response-sos.md) — Instant
5. [Magnificent End](/printing/magnificent-end-hob.md) — Instant
6. [Hawkeye's Shot](/printing/hawkeyes-shot-msc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT) #7
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrea Tentori Montalto
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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