The Key to the Vault - Rare Legendary Artifact — Equipment card from Outlaws of Thunder Junction
Back face of The Key to the Vault - Legendary Artifact — Equipment card

The Key to the Vault

Type: Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Colors:
Number: 54
Finishes:
nonfoilfoil
Reprint: No
Card Text:
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, look at that many cards from the top of your library. You may exile a nonland card from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Equip {2}{U}
Variations:
Finish Market Price Lowest Price Highest Price Average Price
Normal $0.22 $0.14 $0.99 $0.39
Foil $0.32 $0.25 $0.65 $0.43
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Legality

Alchemy

Brawl

Commander

Duel

Gladiator

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Oathbreaker

Pauper

Pauper Commander

Penny

Pioneer

Standard

Timeless

Rulings
Apr 12, 2024

If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

Apr 12, 2024

If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.

Apr 12, 2024

You choose whether to cast the exiled card as The Key to the Vault’s triggered ability resolves. If you do, you do so as part of the resolution of that ability. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card’s types are ignored.