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Magic: The Gathering

Lim-Dûl's Vault

Commander 2013 197 • uncommon

Set
Commander 2013
Collector number
197
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana cost
blue mana black mana
Type
Instant
Colors
Black · Blue
Artist
Wayne England
Market price
$5.60
$5.60est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
3other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

Look at the top five cards of your library. As many times as you choose, you may pay 1 life, put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order, then look at the top five cards of your library. Then shuffle and put the last cards you looked at this way on top in any order.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Lim-Dûl's Vault originally debuted in the 1996 Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a high-utility artifact, it reflects the game's early focus on complex card manipulation and resource management. Its inclusion in the Commander 2013 preconstructed decks marked a significant return for the card, catering to the growing popularity of the Commander format by providing players with a powerful tool for deck-stacking and card selection.

The artwork for this version was produced by Volkan Baga, who brought a dark, visceral aesthetic to the necromantic theme of the card. By illustrating the artifact as a glowing, ominous container of forbidden knowledge, Baga visually reinforced the card's function of rearranging one's own library at the cost of life. The design was well-received by the player base for its strategic depth, cementing the card as a staple in black-aligned utility packages.

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