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Cling to Dust 
Instant
Oracle Text
Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, you gain 3 life. Otherwise, you draw a card.
Escape—
, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Cling to Dust, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 3 | 1 | 248 | 1 |
| Modern | 9 | 1.1 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Pioneer | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1.1 |
| Legacy | 3 | 1 | 34 | 1.5 |
Details
- Set
- The List
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- THB-87
Non-foil
Other Printings
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Cling to Dust
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
- 1 Carnage Interpreter
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Graveyard Trespasser
- 1 Grief
- 1 Anje's Ravager
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Fury
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Anger
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (10)
Instants (28)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Terminate
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (18)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Bloodtithe Harvester
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Setzer, Wandering Gambler
- 1 Carnage Interpreter
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Anje's Ravager
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Caves of Chaos Adventurer
- 1 Fury
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Sorceries (11)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (10)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spymaster's Vault
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 5 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (19)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (24)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (37)
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Terminate
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Siphon Insight
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (40)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Ash Barrens
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (20)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Bloodtithe Harvester
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Setzer, Wandering Gambler
- 1 Carnage Interpreter
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Anje's Ravager
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Caves of Chaos Adventurer
- 1 Fury
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Sorceries (11)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (10)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spymaster's Vault
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
- 1 Carnage Interpreter
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Graveyard Trespasser
- 1 Grief
- 1 Anje's Ravager
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Fury
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills