---
name: "Vicious Shadows"
mana_cost: "{6}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "119"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Joshua Hagler"
oracle_id: "9707ac4f-6493-47fe-9c31-4daf469b5c6e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vicious-shadows-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vicious Shadows
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature dies, you may have this enchantment deal damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.

> *« Les ombres et les esprits des rosses de jadis sont toujours là, désespérant de pouvoir plonger leurs griffes dans nos âmes. » —Rakka Mar*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #119
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Joshua Hagler
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`