Key to the Vault—Turn Combat Damage into Free Spells
The Key to the Vault is a compact engine for blue-based decks that rewards aggression with card advantage. When the equipped creature deals combat damage to a player you get to look at that many cards from the top of your library and exile a nonland card among them. That midcombat payoff lets you translate damage into tempo by casting the exiled spell without paying its mana cost, which is useful for closing games or surprising opponents with a late game finisher.
This Near Mint Foil extended art print from Outlaws of Thunder Junction pairs evocative art with the staple Equip ability. Equip for two and one blue gives your attacker the chance to generate free answers while the artifact counts as a Legendary Equipment for deckbuilding. Practical and straightforward, the Key is best in builds that can connect reliably and want to convert those hits into high impact plays.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}
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Card Type – Legendary Artifact — Equipment
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Subtypes – Legendary Artifact Equipment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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}.
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Power / Toughness – N A
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Rarity – Rare
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Set – Outlaws of Thunder Junction
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Language – English
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Condition – Near Mint
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Style – Foil
