Hand to Hand
~$0.48 TCGplayer
Red. Enchantment
Tempest #180 · Illustrated by Carl Frank
Tempest #180 · Illustrated by Carl FrankWhat is Hand to Hand worth?
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Oracle text
During combat, players can't cast instant spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
The match between Tahngarth and Greven was close only in the mind of the minotaur.
Format legality
The only printing of Hand to Hand
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tempest tmp #180· 1997rare· Cardmarket €0.38 | rare | $0.48 | €0.38 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #28,800 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Carl Frank
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tempest card (#180).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Hand to Hand, read from the Tempest printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Hand to Hand. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Carl Frank. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Tempest. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Carl Frank, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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