---
name: "Hand of the Praetors"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Infect"]
set: "SOM"
set_name: "Scars of Mirrodin"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "f595c7f6-783f-4825-9c1a-e7f8edd380fd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hand-of-the-praetors-som"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hand of the Praetors
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Infect

## Oracle Text
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
Other creatures you control with infect get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell with infect, target player gets a poison counter.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pestilent Souleater](/printing/pestilent-souleater-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
2. [Scourge Servant](/printing/scourge-servant-mbs.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
3. [Old Way Phyrexian](/printing/old-way-phyrexian-unk.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
4. [Reaper of Sheoldred](/printing/reaper-of-sheoldred-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
5. [Contagious Nim](/printing/contagious-nim-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
6. [Phyrexian Vatmother](/printing/phyrexian-vatmother-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #66
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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