MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #169

Initiates of the Ebon Hand

5ed·#169·common·nonfoil

Illus. Heather Hudson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.11+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.11 · low $0.10

NM$0.11

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.10–$0.12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.12low $0.11range 9.1%n 45

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,475 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.11

Gameplay

Creature — Cleric

{1}: Add {B}. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice this creature at the beginning of the next end step.

"We are no longer Nature's children, but her masters . . . ." —Oath of the Ebon Hand

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

Mana which “changes color” as it goes through the Hand forgets its original source because the old mana gets used up and new mana gets generated.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.11 and $0.12 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #169 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Cleric, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,475 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Heather Hudson. Rarix catalogs 675 other cards credited to this artist.