MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #27

Key to the City

brr·#27·rare·foil

Illus. Sean Murray

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wishlisted

Nov '22

3 yr ago

Value

$1.56+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.58 · low $0.53

NM$0.56

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.52–$0.59modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.60low $0.02range 2900.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,327 · Common include

Variants

Foil$0.56

Nonfoil$0.36

Gameplay

Artifact

{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn. Whenever this artifact becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

It would be unfortunate if the key fell into the wrong hands.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2016-09-20wotc

You can activate Key to the City's first ability without targeting any creature.

2016-09-20wotc

You can pay {2} only once each time Key to the City's triggered ability resolves. You can't pay more to draw additional cards.

2016-09-20wotc

Key to the City's last ability triggers during your untap step, but it's put onto the stack at the same time as abilities that trigger at the beginning of your upkeep step. Even though Key to the City's ability triggered first, you may order it before or after other abilities you control that are put onto the stack at this time.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.56. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.60 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BRR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #27 of *The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2022 The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,327 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Sean Murray. Rarix catalogs 68 other cards credited to this artist.