---
name: "Shape the Sands"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "DTK-205"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "d96506b1-845d-4a9b-8414-456bb457d80f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shape-the-sands-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shape the Sands
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +0/+5 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)

> *"Dragons in flight seldom expect company."
—Kadri, Dromoka warrior*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Snare the Skies](/printing/snare-the-skies-avr.md) — Instant
2. [Silk Net](/printing/silk-net-ulg.md) — Instant
3. [Vines of the Recluse](/printing/vines-of-the-recluse-clu.md) — Instant
4. [Spidery Grasp](/printing/spidery-grasp-akh.md) — Instant
5. [Big Play](/printing/big-play-stx.md) — Instant
6. [Arbor Armament](/printing/arbor-armament-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #DTK-205
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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