---
name: "Hand to Hand"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "180"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Carl Frank"
oracle_id: "bf45f579-539c-4ffe-89df-4896a394158f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hand-to-hand-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hand to Hand
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
During combat, players can't cast instant spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mandate of Peace](/printing/mandate-of-peace-c19.md) — Instant
2. [Melee](/printing/melee-ice.md) — Instant
3. [Panic](/printing/panic-5ed.md) — Instant
4. [Restrain](/printing/restrain-inv.md) — Instant
5. [Blaze of Glory](/printing/blaze-of-glory-2ed.md) — Instant
6. [Dueling Grounds](/printing/dueling-grounds-slz.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #180
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Carl Frank
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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