Key to the City
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 90 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 90
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Sean Murray
- Market price
- $0.61
What it does
tap, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this artifact becomes untapped, you may pay 2 generic mana. If you do, draw a card.
"Presented to the Chief Artificer in recognition of his unparalleled service to Yotia."— Rusted plaque
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Key to the City was originally introduced in the 2016 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Kaladesh. It was designed as a thematic artifact representing the clandestine nature of the city of Ghirapur, allowing players to discard cards to grant their creatures unblockable status and draw cards in return. The card quickly became a staple in Commander and Cube environments for its utility in graveyard-focused strategies and aggressive deck archetypes.
The version presented here is part of The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts sub-set, released in 2022. This special frame treatment was created to honor the history of the game by reimagining modern cards with the aesthetics of the 1990s original card layout. Illustrated by various artists to match the artifact-heavy theme of the set, these retro frames were widely received by long-term collectors as a nostalgic nod to the game's earliest years.
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