Spidery Grasp
Instant
Untap target creature. It gets +2/+4 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21817
Spidery Grasp untaps a creature, gives it +1/+2 and reach until end of turn — a combat trick that trades up on blocking but does nothing outside of combat. Four mana for this effect is too slow in any format with access to better instant-speed options.
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 |
Spidery Grasp is a bulk combat trick that doesn't clear the bar in any competitive context. In Commander, four mana on an instant is a steep ask when the effect is purely defensive and doesn't generate card advantage or board presence. Pauper is the most plausible home — cheap commons can matter there — but even in that format, more efficient reach-granting and untap effects exist. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer have power levels where Spidery Grasp simply never sees a sleeve.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Spidery Grasp is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; there's no demand scenario that moves it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.