Chitinous Graspling
Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Reach
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #21144
Chitinous Graspling puts a body on the board that grows alongside your graveyard or token count — the payoff is real if your deck is already doing the work to fuel it. The cost is that it does nothing in isolation, so it earns its slot only in decks already committed to the mechanic it rewards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chitinous Graspling fits cleanly into graveyard-value and token-swarm shells where the conditions for its growth are met passively rather than engineered around it. Pauper is where it has the most competitive relevance, since the card is legal there and efficiency at common rarity is at a premium. In broader powered formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Chitinous Graspling doesn't clear the bar — those formats demand immediate impact, and a conditional grower rarely makes the cut over purpose-built threats. Standard gives it the fairest shot outside Commander, where midrange decks playing the same themes can slot it in as a role-player.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Chitinous Graspling is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it on a buylist. Bulk commons at this price tier don't hold or gain value, so grab copies for any deck that wants them now and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.