---
name: "Eye of Vecna"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "243"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Irina Nordsol"
oracle_id: "371a7bbf-5890-46d8-ae57-f020c103b465"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eye-of-vecna-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Eye of Vecna
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact

## Oracle Text
When Eye of Vecna enters, you draw a card and you lose 2 life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {2}. If you do, you draw a card and you lose 2 life.

> *「我看到了万物真实样貌！我看到了…所有肉体内的腐朽，以及所有心中的背叛。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Puca's Eye](/printing/pucas-eye-ecl.md) — Artifact
2. [Eye of Yawgmoth](/printing/eye-of-yawgmoth-plst.md) — Artifact
3. [Metalspinner's Puzzleknot](/printing/metalspinners-puzzleknot-j25.md) — Artifact
4. [Phyrexian Arena](/printing/phyrexian-arena-fdn.md) — Enchantment
5. [Hand of Vecna](/printing/hand-of-vecna-pafr.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
6. [The Book of Vile Darkness](/printing/the-book-of-vile-darkness-afr.md) — Legendary Artifact — Book

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #243
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Irina Nordsol
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`