Noxious Grasp
Instant
Destroy target creature or planeswalker that's green or white. You gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #25181
Noxious Grasp kills any green or white creature or planeswalker for one black mana, and the life gain tacked on top is pure gravy. At instant speed, this is one of the most efficient pieces of targeted removal black has ever had.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Noxious Grasp earns its slot — green and white are the two most represented colors in the format, so the targeting restriction almost never matters. In Modern and Pioneer it sees fringe sideboard play as a clean answer to Leyline Binding, Primeval Titan, and planeswalkers like Wrenn and Six that dodge generic removal. Legacy and Vintage have more powerful options and rarely need it. At one mana instant speed, Noxious Grasp punches above its bulk price tag in any format where green and white are dominant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Noxious Grasp sits firmly in bulk territory — grab a playset without thinking about it. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow but reliable applications tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency beyond just picking copies up whenever you're sleeving a black deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.