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Description

The Book of Vile Darkness (AFR 91, Foil) is a legendary artifact from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. At the beginning of your end step, if you lost 2 or more life that turn, it makes a 2/2 black Zombie token, and you can tap and exile it along with Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna to create Vecna, an indestructible 8/8 black Zombie God that gains triggered abilities from the exiled cards. Its activated ability interacts with the specific artifacts Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna to produce a powerful game-ending creature and has Oracle guidance clarifying how copied or gained abilities are applied.