---
name: "Initiates of the Ebon Hand"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "169s"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kaja Foglio"
oracle_id: "0bf359ef-669f-41dc-8ab5-ba8e58b2f398"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/initiates-of-the-ebon-hand-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Initiates of the Ebon Hand
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{1}: Add {B}. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice this creature at the beginning of the next end step.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #169s
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kaja Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 13 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`