Grasping Shadows (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Shadowbound Advantage

Grasping Shadows is a compact engine for attrition and incremental value. The card name equips your board with a repeatable punch by rewarding lone attackers. When a creature you control attacks alone it gains deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn, which turns a single strike into removal potential and steady life gain. That combination makes it useful in matchups where trading efficiently matters and where getting through blockers once can close a game.

Every time it triggers you add a dread counter to Grasping Shadows, moving the enchantment toward a transformation threshold. In practice this encourages careful attack sequencing and threat selection rather than reckless wide swings. It fits well in decks that want to push a single reliable attacker or that run sacrifice and value recursion lines. Use it to tax opponent blocks and to stabilize life totals while you build toward the transformed side.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {3}{B}
• Card Type – Enchantment
• Subtypes –
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn. Put a dread counter on Grasping Shadows. Then if there are three or more dread counters on it, transform it.
• Power / Toughness –