Hand of Vecna
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 246 • rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Collector number
- 246
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Market price
- $0.38
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 debuted in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, which marked the first full-scale crossover between the collectible card game and the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying universe. The item was designed as an artifact card, capturing the legendary and malevolent essence of the Hand of Vecna, a cornerstone item in Dungeons & Dragons lore since the game's earliest editions. Mechanically, the card forces players to exile their own hand, reflecting the dark sacrifice required to wield such a powerful, cursed relic within the game's narrative.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Campbell White, who was tasked with conveying the gruesome, detached nature of the artifact. The design focuses on the skeletal, withered appearance of the hand, emphasizing its association with the lich lord Vecna. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful interpretation of its tabletop counterpart, appreciated by players for how its high-risk, high-reward mechanics successfully mirrored the dangerous temptations found in classic dungeon crawling adventures.
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