---
name: "The Book of Vile Darkness"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Book"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "91"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "fcc666bc-6fea-44e0-94bc-462c742db528"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-book-of-vile-darkness-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Book of Vile Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Book

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, if you lost 2 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
{T}, Exile The Book of Vile Darkness and artifacts you control named Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna: Create Vecna, a legendary 8/8 black Zombie God creature token with indestructible and all triggered abilities of the exiled cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eye of Vecna](/printing/eye-of-vecna-pafr.md) — Legendary Artifact
2. [Vile Rebirth](/printing/vile-rebirth-m14.md) — Instant
3. [Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia](/printing/jadar-ghoulcaller-of-nephalia-pmid.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Kinzu of the Bleak Coven](/printing/kinzu-of-the-bleak-coven-one.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire
5. [Death-Priest of Myrkul](/printing/death-priest-of-myrkul-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Cleric
6. [Acererak the Archlich](/printing/acererak-the-archlich-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #91
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren
- **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`