Grappling Hook
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Equipped creature has double strike.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may have target creature block it this turn if able.
Equip 4
Rulings
4 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2009-10-01
If you choose to have the targeted creature block, the creature it must block is the one that was equipped by Grappling Hook at the time the ability triggered. It doesn’t matter if Grappling Hook leaves the battlefield or somehow becomes attached to another creature.
- 2009-10-01
If you choose to have the targeted creature block the creature that was equipped with Grappling Hook, but it isn’t able to do so as blockers are declared (for example, because the attacking creature has flying and the targeted creature doesn’t), the requirement to block does nothing. The targeted creature is free to block whichever creature its controller chooses, or block no creatures at all.
- 2009-10-01
If you control the triggered ability, you decide whether to have the targeted creature block the attacking creature at the time the ability resolves, not at the time blockers are declared.
- 2009-10-01
Tapped creatures, creatures that can’t block as the result of an effect, creatures with unpaid costs to block (such as those from War Cadence), and creatures that aren’t controlled by the defending player are exempt from effects that would require them to block. Such creatures can be targeted by the ability, but the requirement to block does nothing.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Grappling Hook, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-White 1 deck
Grappling Hook price history
The Commander 2017 #212 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $1.46 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1.46 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $1.49 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1.48 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1.47 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Grappling Hook
2 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $1.46
- Normal
- $0.78
- Foil
- $2.80
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Grappling Hook. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
