Demon's Grasp
Sorcery
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #26457
Demon's Grasp gives you unconditional permanent destruction at sorcery speed for five mana — it hits anything, no targeting restrictions. That price tag is too steep when four-mana unconditional removal like Hero's Downfall exists, and sorcery speed means you can't answer a threat the turn it becomes one.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Demon's Grasp competes against a crowded field of better black removal, and five mana at sorcery speed puts it firmly at the back of that line — you'll almost always have a cheaper, faster option to slot in first. Pauper is where Demon's Grasp has the most legitimate claim, since the commons-only card pool compresses the removal options and unconditional destruction at any permanent type is meaningfully rare at the rarity tier. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage the card sees no play; those formats move too fast for five-mana sorceries that don't win the game outright. Pioneer follows the same logic.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Demon's Grasp is pure bulk — buy it if you need a placeholder, but don't expect that price to move. The card's ceiling is determined by casual demand alone, and unconditional removal at five mana doesn't generate the kind of sustained interest that lifts bulk commons.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.