Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair MTG Card
| Converted mana cost | 4 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Type | Land — Cave |
| Abilities | Transform |
| Released | 2023-11-17 |
| Set symbol | |
| Set name | The Lost Caverns of Ixalan |
| Set code | LCI |
| Number | 108 |
| Frame | 2015 |
| Layout | Transform |
| Border | Black |
| Illustred by | Sam Wolfe Connelly |
Text of card Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair
(Transforms from Grasping Shadows.) : Add . , , Remove a dread counter from Shadows' Lair: You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
The shadows make no mark upon the flesh. It is the mind they claw and strangle.
Legalities
Magic the Gathering formats where Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair has restrictions
| Format | Legality |
|---|---|
| Standard | Legal |
| Historicbrawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Explorer | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
Rules and information
The reference guide for Magic: The Gathering Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair card rulings provides official rulings, any errata issued, as well as a record of all the functional modifications that have occurred.
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| 2023-11-10 | A creature attacks alone if it's the only creature declared as an attacker during the declare attackers step. For example, the triggered ability of Grasping Shadows won't trigger if you attack with multiple creatures and all but one of them are removed from combat. |
| 2023-11-10 | Grasping Shadows keeps its dread counters as it transforms into Shadows' Lair. |
| 2023-11-10 | Once the ability of Grasping Shadows has triggered, creatures entering the battlefield attacking won't affect that ability. |