Hand of Vecna
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos 246s • rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
- Collector number
- 246s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
At the beginning of combat on your turn, equipped creature or a creature you control named Vecna gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Equip—Pay 1 life for each card in your hand.
Equip 2 generic mana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Hand of Vecna card, released as part of the 2021 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set for Magic: The Gathering, draws its origins from the deep lore of Dungeons & Dragons. In the tabletop game, the Hand of Vecna is a legendary artifact consisting of the severed left hand of the archlich Vecna, a powerful and malevolent deity. Wizards of the Coast designed this card to capture the grim narrative cost of the relic, where a player must sacrifice a portion of their own life force to wield its immense, game-altering power.
The illustration for this specific promo version was crafted to evoke the chilling aesthetic of dark fantasy, emphasizing the artifact's grotesque nature. As part of the promotional wave for the set, this card was produced with a unique frame treatment that distinguishes it from the standard card stock. It was well-received by players who appreciate both the integration of iconic Dungeons & Dragons artifacts into the Magic card ecosystem and the stylistic choices made to differentiate the collectible promo variants from the base set.
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