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Vicious Shadows
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Shards of AlaraALA · #119
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.23 € · ★ 3.74 € · 1.96 $ · ★ 6.48 $
- Mana value
- 7
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Whenever a creature dies, you may have this enchantment deal damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Joshua Hagler
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2008-10-03
Flavour text
"Thrashes of the ancient past still linger in spirit and shadow, desperate to sink their claws into our souls." —Rakka Mar
Rulings
The number of cards in the targeted opponent’s hand is checked only when the ability resolves.
The player you target doesn’t have to be the controller of the creature that was put into a graveyard.