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River's Grasp Shadowmoor MTG card
SHM #174 · Art by Steven Belledin
SHM set symbol, UncommonShadowmoor#174Uncommon

River's Grasp

Sorcery
TCGplayer market · SHM #174 nonfoil
$0.22 +10.0% +$0.02, 7 days
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30 days
+10.0%
EDHREC rank
#30,730 Down 324 in 30 days
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River's Grasp Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.22, up 10.0% over 7 days, up 10.0% over 30 days, up 29.4% over 90 days.

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River's Grasp Printings & Prices

River's Grasp has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

SHM set symbol, UncommonSHM #174
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River's Grasp Rules Text & Legality

River's Grasp

If {U} was spent to cast this spell, return up to one target creature to its owner's hand. If {B} was spent to cast this spell, target player reveals their hand, you choose a nonland card from it, then that player discards that card. (Do both if {U}{B} was spent.)

River's Grasp is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.

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River's Grasp Rulings

  • Jun 8, 2016

    If this spell is copied, the copy will not have had any colors of mana paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.

  • Jun 8, 2016

    This spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid mana symbol in its cost.

  • Jun 8, 2016

    This spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the appropriate colors were spent to pay its cost. It doesn’t matter how much mana of that color was spent; the effect isn’t multiplied.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

River's Grasp has been reprinted 2 times.

  • May 2, 2008SHM set symbol, UncommonShadowmoorSHM #174
  • May 2, 2008SHM set symbol, UncommonShadowmoor · foilSHM #174

River's Grasp in Commander

River's Grasp is the #30,730 most-played card on EDHREC, down 324 places over the last 30 days.

#30,730 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 324 in 30 days

River's Grasp FAQ

How much is River's Grasp worth?

River's Grasp is worth about $0.22 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is River's Grasp legal in Commander?

Yes. River's Grasp is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.

Has River's Grasp been reprinted?

Yes. River's Grasp has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is River's Grasp cheap?

River's Grasp trades at about $0.22; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#30,730 on EDHREC).