Hand of Death
The List P02-74 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- P02-74
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Destroy target nonblack creature.
The touch of death is never gentle.
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 is a quintessential black-aligned instant spell from the Magic: The Gathering card game, originally debuting in the 1999 expansion Urza's Legacy. Designed by Wizards of the Coast as a functional, low-rarity removal tool, it represents the game's core mechanical focus on trading card advantage for creature destruction. Its presence in 'The List'—a rotating selection of legacy cards reinserted into modern booster packs—serves as a nod to the game's long history, allowing newer players to encounter classic staples that defined early interactive play.
The illustrative direction for Hand of Death captures the grim, visceral fantasy aesthetic established during the late 1990s. The artwork, characterized by its shadowy, high-contrast depiction of necrotic magic, was intended to visually reinforce the card's theme of immediate, lethal finality. While the card is often viewed through a utilitarian lens by competitive players, its inclusion in archival sets acknowledges its role as a foundational piece of the game's evolving visual language and design philosophy.
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