---
name: "River's Grasp"
mana_cost: "{3}{U/B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "f671583f-bd22-4d3e-bf19-fb740c607f8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rivers-grasp-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# River's Grasp
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U/B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
If {U} was spent to cast this spell, return up to one target creature to its owner's hand. If {B} was spent to cast this spell, target player reveals their hand, you choose a nonland card from it, then that player discards that card. (Do both if {U}{B} was spent.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [River's Rebuke](/printing/rivers-rebuke-fdn.md) — Sorcery
2. [Drag Under](/printing/drag-under-emn.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sea God's Scorn](/printing/sea-gods-scorn-thb.md) — Sorcery
4. [Recoil](/printing/recoil-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Symbol of Unsummoning](/printing/symbol-of-unsummoning-por.md) — Sorcery
6. [Captivating Gyre](/printing/captivating-gyre-m20.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #174
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`