Knowledge Vault
Legends 281 • rare
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 281
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $41.78
What it does
2 generic mana, tap: Exile the top card of your library face down.
0 generic mana: Sacrifice this artifact. If you do, discard your hand, then put all cards exiled with this artifact into their owner's hand.
When this artifact leaves the battlefield, put all cards exiled with it into their owner's graveyard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Knowledge Vault was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the third expansion set, Legends introduced the concept of legendary creatures and multi-color cards to the game, significantly broadening the mechanical complexity of the early TCG landscape. This specific artifact card was designed to reflect the expansion’s focus on high-cost, high-impact spells that leaned into the lore of the game's expanding fantasy multiverse.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Quinton Hoover, a central figure in the early visual identity of the game. Hoover’s style was characterized by a distinct, painterly approach that often emphasized intricate detail and fluid, ethereal compositions. Like many cards from this era, Knowledge Vault was received as a niche utility item, valued by players who favored strategic card advantage and deck manipulation during the game's formative years.
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