The Key to the Vault
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The Key to the Vault {1}{U}

Legendary Artifact — Equipment · Rare · Outlaws of Thunder Junction · #54

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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SetNumberRarityCard KingdomFoil
Outlaws of Thunder Junction54Rare$1.29$1.49
Outlaws of Thunder Junction320Rare$2.29$3.49
Outlaws of Thunder Junction373Rare—$1.29
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos54pRare$1.49$2.99
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos54sRare—$1.99
3 rulings from Wizards of the Coast
  1. 12 April 2024If 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.
  2. 12 April 2024You 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.
  3. 12 April 2024If 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.