Magic: The Gathering

Dimir Keyrune

Gatecrash 228 • uncommon

Set: Gatecrash
Collector number: 228
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Daniel Ljunggren
Market price: $0.26

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Market

What it's worth

$0.26market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.16 – $0.26 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a utility card from the Gatecrash set, this uncommon piece serves as both a source of mana and a shapeshifting creature that can dodge sorcery-speed removal. Its flexibility makes it a practical tactical inclusion for players looking to balance resource acceleration with an unpredictable board presence.

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Card face

What it does

tap: Add blue mana or black mana.

blue mana black mana: This artifact becomes a 2/2 blue and black Horror artifact creature until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

A key that slips through every lock.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Dimir Keyrune was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for Magic: The Gathering, specifically representing the House Dimir guild from the Ravnica setting. Mechanically, it functions as a mana-producing artifact that can transform into a creature, a design cycle intended to provide utility and board presence for each of the ten guilds featured during the Return to Ravnica block.

The card features artwork by Raoul Vitale, who captured the stealthy and shadowy nature of the Dimir faction through a sleek, metallic design that emphasizes the guild's aesthetic of concealed knowledge and espionage. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, tool for control-oriented strategies, prized more for its thematic resonance within the Ravnica narrative than for high-level competitive dominance.

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About

About Dimir Keyrune

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