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Praetor's Grasp, art by Steve Argyle
Art by Steve Argyle · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$11.32
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Praetor's Grasp

{1}{B}{B} · Sorcery

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.

Rulings (2)

Jun 1, 2011 · Playing a card exiled with Praetor’s Grasp follows all the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all timing restrictions, for example.

Jun 1, 2011 · Other players, including the card’s owner, can’t look at the card while it remains exiled.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · cEDH

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=13 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Ob Nixilis, Captive KingpincEDH100%2
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Vial Smasher the FiercecEDH100%2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker AdeptcEDH66.7%3
Atraxa, Grand UnifiercEDH50%2
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Vial Smasher the FiercecEDH25%4
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Praetor's Grasp — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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