The Book of Vile Darkness
Legendary Artifact
The Book of Vile Darkness
Legendary Artifact
Card 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.
, 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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #14,611
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (21)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #92694 | mythic | en | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) | #91a | mythic | en | Daniel Ljunggren | — | $7.81 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) | #91s | mythic | en | Daniel Ljunggren | — | $1.91 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #374 | mythic | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $1.06 | $1.10 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $0.49 | $0.72 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) | #91p | mythic | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $1.62 | $2.43 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | de | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #374 | mythic | de | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | es | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #374 | mythic | es | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #374 | mythic | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | it | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #374 | mythic | it | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #374 | mythic | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | ko | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | pt | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | ru | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | zhs | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #91 | mythic | zht | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
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.
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.
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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