wotc
If an Aura can be returned to the battlefield with Open the Vaults, it must be, even if its owner doesn't like what it would enchant.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #72
Open the Vaults
c16·#72·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Brian Despain
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Nov '16
9 yr ago
Value
$1.53$0 (-1.9%)
30 days high $0.54 · low $0.53
Volatility · stable
USD$0.53EUR€0.58
NM$0.53
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #3,796 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Return all artifact and enchantment cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under their owners' control. (Auras with nothing to enchant remain in graveyards.)
When the vaults are empty, everyone is rich.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
If an Aura is put onto the battlefield without being cast, the Aura's controller-to-be chooses what it will enchant as it enters the battlefield. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way doesn't target anything (so it could be attached to an opponent's permanent with hexproof, for example), but the Aura's enchant ability restricts what it can be attached to. If the Aura can't legally be attached to anything, it remains in its current zone.
wotc
An Aura put onto the battlefield this way can't enchant an artifact or enchantment that's also being put onto the battlefield with Open the Vaults.
Context
Last observed at $0.53, down from $0.54 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.52 and $0.54 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.53.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C16 — the lineup includes 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.
This card belongs to *Commander 2016* (released November 2016).
Card #72 in Commander 2016.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {4}{W}{W} (6 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #3,796 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Brian Despain. Rarix tracks 99 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Brian Despain
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