The Book of Vile Darkness
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 374 • mythic
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Collector number
- 374
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $1.17
What it does
At the beginning of your end step, if you lost 2 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
tap, Exile The Book of Vile Darkness and artifacts you control named Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna: Create Vecna, a legendary 8/8 black Zombie God creature token with indestructible and all triggered abilities of the exiled cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Book of Vile Darkness was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, which marked the first time the game integrated the lore and mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons into its core sets. Designed as a legendary artifact, the card reflects the dark, malevolent grimoire of the same name from Dungeons & Dragons source material, a tome traditionally filled with unspeakable evils and dark rituals.
The card’s visual identity was captured by artist Daniel Ljunggren, who focused on the ominous, occult nature of the artifact to align with the game's high-fantasy aesthetic. It was received by players as a narrative-heavy piece that rewarded tactical graveyard manipulation, successfully bridging the flavor of Dungeons & Dragons tabletop campaigns with the strategic engine of a Magic: The Gathering legendary permanent.
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