Vicious Shadows
Enchantment
ALAShards of Alara#119rare
Foil
"Thrashes of the ancient past still linger in spirit and shadow, desperate to sink their claws into our souls." —Rakka Mar
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Joshua Hagler
- Found in
- Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
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.
Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-0.5%
$1.89
$1.65 low$0.65 gap
Foil-2.3%
$5.89
$4.43 low$1.43 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$1.89as of 2026-07-12
-0.5%
H $3.07L $1.89since Feb 2024$1.65
$1.00
$0.65+39% · normal spread
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Foil
$5.89as of 2026-07-12
-2.3%
H $9.55L $4.64since Feb 2024$4.43
$3.00
$1.43+32% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$1.89· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 1, 2008
The number of cards in the targeted opponent’s hand is checked only when the ability resolves.
- WotCOct 1, 2008
The player you target doesn’t have to be the controller of the creature that was put into a graveyard.