---
name: "Hand of Vecna"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "PAFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos"
collector_number: "246s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Irina Nordsol"
oracle_id: "3b7f0dd3-5b4c-4ac0-a43a-ddc62a44663e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hand-of-vecna-pafr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hand of Vecna
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, equipped creature or a creature you control named Vecna gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Equip—Pay 1 life for each card in your hand.
Equip {2}

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Empyrial Plate](/printing/empyrial-plate-c16.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Eye of Vecna](/printing/eye-of-vecna-pafr.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Empyrial Armor](/printing/empyrial-armor-wth.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Aettir and Priwen](/printing/aettir-and-priwen-fin.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
5. [Inner Calm, Outer Strength](/printing/inner-calm-outer-strength-sok.md) — Instant — Arcane
6. [Venser's Journal](/printing/vensers-journal-som.md) — Artifact — Book

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #246s
- **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`