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Hand of the Praetors

Black

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Hand of the Praetors, Scars of Mirrodin printing
Scars of Mirrodin SOM · No. 66 2010-10-01

Card text

{3}{B}
Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) Other creatures you control with infect get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a creature spell with infect, target player gets a poison counter.
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Keywords: Infect
EDHREC rank #8689 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Damage from a source with infect is damage in all respects. If the source with infect also has lifelink, damage dealt by that source also causes its controller to gain that much life. Damage from a source with infect can be prevented or redirected. Abilities that trigger on damage being dealt will trigger if a source with infect deals damage, if appropriate.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The last ability triggers only if Hand of the Praetors is already on the battlefield at the time you cast a creature spell with infect. Casting Hand of the Praetors itself will not cause its own last ability to trigger.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Damage from a source with infect affects planeswalkers normally.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The -1/-1 counters remain on the creature indefinitely. They’re not removed if the creature regenerates or the turn ends.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Infect’s effect applies to any damage, not just combat damage.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If damage from a source with infect that would be dealt to a player is prevented, that player doesn’t get poison counters. If damage from a source with infect that would be dealt to a creature is prevented, that creature doesn’t get -1/-1 counters.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Whenever you cast a creature spell with infect, Hand of the Praetors’s last ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the creature spell does.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

A player who has ten or more poison counters loses the game. This is a state-based action.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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