Hand of Death
Portal 96 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Coulthart
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Destroy target nonblack creature.
Death claims all but the darkest souls.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hand of Death was released in 1997 as part of the Portal base set, a product line designed by Wizards of the Coast to introduce new players to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was engineered with simplified mechanics and unique border designs to distinguish it from the standard competitive sets of the era, aiming to lower the barrier to entry for beginners while maintaining the thematic depth of the game's fantasy universe.
The card features an illustration by Dan Frazier, a veteran artist known for his significant contributions to the game's early visual identity. Frazier’s work on this piece captures the grim, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the late 1990s, focusing on an evocative depiction of dark magic that aligns with the card’s function as a removal spell. While the card is a standard inclusion in the Portal set, it remains a notable example of how the game’s designers utilized atmospheric art to provide players with intuitive cues regarding the card's intended gameplay effect.
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