Hand of Emrakul
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| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Paupercommander | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | Rise of the Eldrazi |
| Card Type | Creature — Eldrazi |
| Rarity | Common |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Stats | 7 / 7 |
| Card Text | You may sacrifice four Eldrazi Spawn rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Annihilator 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices a permanent of their choice.) |
| Flavor Text | "I believed in a beautiful god. But this is the true face of the divine." —Ayli, Kamsa cleric |
| Card Number | #5 |
| Artist | Chippy |
| Subtypes | Eldrazi |
| Keywords | Annihilator |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2003 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 9627 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2010-06-15Annihilator abilities trigger and resolve during the declare attackers step. The defending player chooses and sacrifices the required number of permanents before they declare blockers. Any creatures sacrificed this way won't be able to block.
2010-06-15Casting Hand of Emrakul by paying its alternative cost doesn't change its mana cost or mana value.
2010-06-15Casting Hand of Emrakul by paying its alternative cost doesn't change when you can cast it. You can cast it only at the normal time you could cast a creature spell.
2010-06-15Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast Hand of Emrakul will apply to it even if you choose to pay its alternative cost.
2010-06-15If a creature with annihilator is attacking a planeswalker, and the defending player chooses to sacrifice that planeswalker, the attacking creature continues to attack. It may be blocked. If it isn't blocked, it simply won't deal combat damage to anything.