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The Book of Vile Darkness

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The Book of Vile Darkness, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms printing
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms AFR · No. 374 2021-07-23

Card text

{B}{B}{B}
Legendary Artifact — Book
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.
EDHREC rank #15403 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 5 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The Book of Vile Darkness has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, the triggered abilities that Vecna gains are part of its copiable values. This means any enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities it gains (such as the one from Eye of Vecna) will trigger.

2021-07-23 · Wizards of the Coast

In the vast majority of cases, Vecna will gain the triggered ability printed on Hand of Vecna and the two triggered abilities printed on Eye of Vecna.

2021-07-23 · Wizards of the Coast

In some strange cases, you might make something into a copy of the Eye and/or Hand of Vecna and then exile that copy to activate The Book of Vile Darkness's ability. The ability that creates Vecna will look at the cards in exile, not the permanents on the battlefield, so it's possible to have Vecna gain different triggered abilities.

2021-07-23 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

The Book of Vile Darkness, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms printing
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
AFR · #374
Mythic
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Jeux 3 Dragons · Foil
The Book of Vile Darkness, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms printing
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
AFR · #91
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Rémi Card Trader
The Book of Vile Darkness, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos printing
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
PAFR · #91a
Mythic
∅ No QC price
The Book of Vile Darkness, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos printing
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
PAFR · #91p
Mythic
∅ No QC price
The Book of Vile Darkness, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos printing
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
PAFR · #91s
Mythic
∅ No QC price