Mire's Grasp
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-3.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #20197
Mire's Grasp permanently locks down a creature for two mana — -3/-3 as an enchantment means most utility creatures never threaten again. The catch is that it leaves the body on the battlefield, so a 4/4 becomes a 1/1 rather than a answered threat; Lurrus of the Dream-Den lists run it anyway because the recurring loop offsets that limitation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Lurrus of the Dream-Den recasts Mire's Grasp from the graveyard every turn cycle, letting you stack multiple copies on the same target or spread -3/-3 counters across the board until nothing can profitably attack.
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, Mire's Grasp sits at the low end of the enchantment-based removal tier — functional but not a first pick, since a creature left alive at 1/1 can still crew a Vehicle or enable a sacrifice outlet. Pauper is where Mire's Grasp earns real respect: the format's creature pool skews small, so -3/-3 outright kills the majority of threats at common-legal mana efficiency. In Modern and Legacy the competition from Fatal Push, Unholy Heat, and similar hard removal is too steep for a card that doesn't actually eliminate the permanent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Mire's Grasp is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than purchase individually. Price stability is essentially guaranteed in the sense that there's nowhere lower to go, but don't expect it to appreciate; it fills a niche role and the supply is enormous.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.