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The Book of Vile Darkness

{B}{B}{B}

Legendary Artifact — Book

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms·afr #374·Mythic·2021·Art by Daniel Ljunggren
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

At the beginning of your end step, if you lost 2 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

{T}, 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.

Set
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
Number
#374
Rarity
Mythic
Artist
Daniel Ljunggren
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$1.14
USD Foil
$1.50
EUR
1.44
EUR Foil
1.84

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings3

7/23/2021·wotc

The Book of Vile Darkness has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, the triggered abilities that Vecna gains are part of its copiable values. This means any enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities it gains (such as the one from Eye of Vecna) will trigger.

7/23/2021·wotc

In the vast majority of cases, Vecna will gain the triggered ability printed on Hand of Vecna and the two triggered abilities printed on Eye of Vecna.

7/23/2021·wotc

In some strange cases, you might make something into a copy of the Eye and/or Hand of Vecna and then exile that copy to activate The Book of Vile Darkness's ability. The ability that creates Vecna will look at the cards in exile, not the permanents on the battlefield, so it's possible to have Vecna gain different triggered abilities.

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