Hand of Emrakul (Rise of the Eldrazi) - Gatherer

Hand of Emrakul

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.004 / 5 (120 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Hand of Emrakul

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Eldrazi

Card Text:

You may sacrifice four Eldrazi Spawn rather than pay Hand of Emrakul's mana cost.

Annihilator 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices a permanent.)

Flavor Text:

"I believed in a beautiful god. But this is the true face of the divine."

—Ayli, Kamsa cleric

P/T:

7 / 7

Expansion:

Rise of the Eldrazi

Rarity:

Common

Card Number:

Artist:

Chippy

Language:

English

Rulings

6/15/2010	Annihilator 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.
6/15/2010	If 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.
6/15/2010	Casting 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.
6/15/2010	Casting Hand of Emrakul by paying its alternative cost doesn't change its mana cost or mana value.
6/15/2010	Effects that increase or reduce the cost to cast Hand of Emrakul will apply to it even if you choose to pay its alternative cost.