---
name: "Parasitic Grasp"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Cleave"]
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "123"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Rovina Cai"
oracle_id: "d9763c75-75f7-4766-8cca-84c899796e3c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/parasitic-grasp-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Parasitic Grasp
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cleave

## Oracle Text
Cleave {1}{B}{B} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Parasitic Grasp deals 3 damage to target [Human] creature. You gain 3 life.

> *Some wicked souls linger only to consume the warmth of life.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Essence Extraction](/printing/essence-extraction-klr.md) — Instant
2. [Death's Caress](/printing/deaths-caress-dka.md) — Sorcery
3. [Infernal Grasp](/printing/infernal-grasp-omb.md) — Instant
4. [Cleaver Blow](/printing/cleaver-blow-mb2.md) — Instant
5. [Vicious Hunger](/printing/vicious-hunger-ddd.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sorin's Thirst](/printing/sorins-thirst-m12.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #123
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Rovina Cai
- **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`