---
name: "Praetor's Grasp"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1861"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Néstor Ossandón Leal"
oracle_id: "6d56aeb1-0a50-46b6-abdb-cd6575a98dc3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/praetors-grasp-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Praetor's Grasp
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Search target opponent's library for a card and exile it face down. Then that player shuffles. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.

> *"The throne brings you here? It seats only one."*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1861
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Néstor Ossandón Leal
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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