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<small>This article is about the title. For the legendary figure called "The Shadow Hand", see [[Chial]].</small>

A '''Shadow Hand''' served as second-in-command to the [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].<ref name="Wook">[https://starwars.fandom.com/Shadow_Hand/Legends "Shadow Hand" on ''Wookieepedia'']</ref>

When [[Darth Bane]] established the [[Rule of Two]], the position of Shadow Hand was eliminated, as there would only ever be two active [[Sith]] at once.

==Role==
Before the arrival of the Exiles on [[Korriban]], the [[King of the Sith|Sith kings]] were served by an advisor called a Shadow Hand. This was one of many traditions and customs [[Ajunta Pall]] absorbed upon subjugating the native [[Sith (species)|Sith]] population of Korriban and founding the first Sith Empire.

A Shadow Hand's role and powers were subject to the whims of the reigning [[Dark Lord of the Sith|Dark Lord]]. In some instances, the title of Shadow Hand was merely ceremonial; in others, they served in a capacity comparable to the Republic's [[Vice Chancellor]].

With the demise of the [[Sith Order]] after the [[Seventh Battle of Ruusan]], [[Darth Bane]] implemented the [[Rule of Two]] and abolished the title outright.

==List of Shadow Hands==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Shadow Hand
!Portrait
!Dark Lord
!Reign
!ReExpanded Work
!Notes
|-
|[[Chial]]
|
|[[House Graush]] & [[Ajunta Pall]]
|ended ca. 6000 BBY
|''[[Dark Days]]''
|Known as "The Shadow Hand"; served the kings of [[House Graush]] until they were overthrown by [[Ajunta Pall]]
|-
|[[Arachne]]
|
|[[Darth Phobos]]
|2072&ndash;c. 2050 BBY
|''Dark Days''
|
|-
|[[Darth Cinder]]
|
|[[Darth Ruin]]
|2010&ndash;1998 BBY
|''Dark Days''
|
|-
|[[Darth Fell]]
|
|[[Darth Cinder]]
|1998&ndash;1996 BBY
|''Dark Days''
|Concurrent with [[Darth Bestia]]
|-
|[[Darth Bestia]]
|
|[[Darth Cinder]]
|1998&ndash;
|''Dark Days''
|Concurrent with [[Darth Fell]]
|-
|}