Hand of Vecna
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos 246a • rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
- Collector number
- 246a
- 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 was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. This set marked the first full-scale integration of the Dungeons & Dragons universe into the Magic trading card game, aiming to capture the flavor of iconic fantasy artifacts within the mechanics of the game. The card represents one of the most infamous relics in D&D lore, reflecting its legendary status as a cursed yet powerful severed limb of the lich Vecna.
The design of this particular promo card utilizes the 'Rulebook' art treatment, a stylistic choice intended to evoke the aesthetic of classic Dungeons & Dragons monster manuals and sourcebooks. Illustrated by artist Pauline Voss, the imagery emphasizes the grim and macabre nature of the artifact, moving away from standard Magic illustration conventions to align with the visual history of tabletop role-playing games. It was generally well-received by players for its nostalgic art direction and its faithful mechanical representation of a high-risk, high-reward magical item.
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