MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #96

Hand of Death

por·#96·common·nonfoil

Illus. John Coulthart

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.16+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.17 · low $0.15

NM$0.16

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.15–$0.17modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.17low $0.04range 325.0%n 101

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,227 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.16

Gameplay

Sorcery

Destroy target nonblack creature.

Death claims all but the darkest souls.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.17 across 101 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — 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 #96 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,227 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Coulthart. Rarix catalogs 35 other cards credited to this artist.