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Praetor's Grasp

{1}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Search target opponent's library for a card and exile it face down. Then that player shuffles. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Plays as:
Extraction
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

EDHREC #1,715Played in 26% of cEDH decks with black

Printings
3
Price range
$10.29to$14.00

Versions

3 printings · from $10.29

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Rulings

2 · latest Jun 1, 2011
  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    Other players, including the card’s owner, can’t look at the card while it remains exiled.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    Playing a card exiled with Praetor’s Grasp follows all the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all timing restrictions, for example.