Krosan Grip
Instant
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Price
- $3.47
- EDHREC rank
- #595
Krosan Grip destroys any artifact or enchantment with split second, meaning the target cannot be saved by a sacrifice ability, a bounce spell, or a counterspell — it simply dies. Three mana is the honest cost for that level of certainty, and in a format where Lethal Vapors or similarly abusable enchantments can lock out a table, that uncounterable clause is the whole reason to run it over cheaper alternatives.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful is a mutate commander that often runs a tight, synergy-dense package, and Krosan Grip earns its slot because opposing enchantments and artifacts — things that tax creature-based engines — can't be held up as a bluff against it once it's cast.
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
Thrun, Breaker of Silence is built to be uncounterable and hard to answer, so the decks it leads lean into that philosophy; Krosan Grip fits perfectly as removal that opponents can't counter back, matching Thrun's own game plan of forcing permanents through interaction.
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters builds toward a go-wide token board that can be shut down by a single Ghostly Prison effect or similar enchantment, so Krosan Grip gives the deck a reliable, uncounterable answer to the hate pieces that would otherwise stall the engine.
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor cares about vanilla and base-power creatures, an archetype that has almost no keyword redundancy to fall back on, so non-creature spells in the 99 need to punch above their weight — Krosan Grip's split second guarantee does exactly that.
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash runs a mana-burn gameplan that opponents will try to disrupt with artifacts and enchantments that modify how mana drains; Krosan Grip removes those hate pieces cleanly and without counterplay, keeping the damage pipeline open.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Krosan Grip is a Commander staple first and everything else second — split second is most valuable in a multiplayer game where someone will almost always have an untapped blue mana or a sacrifice outlet ready. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees occasional sideboard play as an answer to enchantments that can't be saved with Force of Will, though three mana is a real cost in those formats and Natural Order-style threats often demand faster interaction. Modern has access to cheaper alternatives like Wear // Tear or By Force, so Krosan Grip settles into a niche role there rather than a default slot. Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table. For Oathbreaker it functions identically to its Commander role — reliable, uncounterable artifact and enchantment removal in a smaller singleton format where targeted hate pieces are just as dangerous.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Lethal VaporsTeferi's ProtectionKrosan Grip
Skip all your future turns, causing your opponents to eventually draw from an empty library and lose the game; You have protection from everything; Your life total can't change; Lock
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Current price
$3.47 cheap tier
At $3.47, Krosan Grip sits in the cheap tier for a card that appears in a significant fraction of green Commander decks, and that price reflects steady demand rather than spike speculation. It's been reprinted enough times to stay accessible, so there's no urgency to stock up, but it's also not likely to drop much further given how consistently it earns its slot.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.