---
name: "Hand of Death"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "S99"
set_name: "Starter 1999"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Heather Hudson"
oracle_id: "dc45b2e3-272b-479b-8e3b-36eead606a3a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hand-of-death-s99"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hand of Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target nonblack creature.

> *The touch of death is never gentle.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghostly Visit](/printing/ghostly-visit-ptk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Doom Blade](/printing/doom-blade-m12.md) — Instant
3. [Hideous End](/printing/hideous-end-zen.md) — Instant
4. [Kill! Destroy!](/printing/kill-destroy-unh.md) — Instant
5. [Annihilate](/printing/annihilate-inv.md) — Instant
6. [Their Name Is Death](/printing/their-name-is-death-40k.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter 1999 (S99) #80
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Heather Hudson
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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