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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 | 249 | 1 |
| Modern | 7 | 1 | 158 | 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 (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Lands (24)
- 2 Bleachbone Verge
- 2 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 3 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
- 2 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Plains
- 2 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 4 The Mycosynth Gardens
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (23)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Lands (24)
- 2 Bleachbone Verge
- 2 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 3 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
- 2 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Plains
- 2 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 4 The Mycosynth Gardens
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Fury
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Consider
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Daze
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 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 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Fury
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Consider
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Daze
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 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 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (42)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Heartless Act
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Censor
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Deprive
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (34)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Clearwater Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (37)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Flare of Denial
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Flare of Malice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 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 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (1)
Lands (38)
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Clearwater Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 High Market
- 9 Island
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 3 Swamp
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Lands (24)
- 2 Bleachbone Verge
- 2 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 3 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
- 2 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Plains
- 2 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 4 The Mycosynth Gardens
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (38)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (38)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Dreamroot Cascade
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (38)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Siphon Insight
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (8)
Lands (24)
- 2 Bleachbone Verge
- 2 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 3 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
- 2 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Plains
- 2 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 4 The Mycosynth Gardens
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth