Spoils of the Vault
Mirrodin 78 • rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $1.07
What it does
Choose a card name. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card with that name, then put that card into your hand. Exile all other cards revealed this way, and you lose 1 life for each of the exiled cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spoils of the Vault was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin set, the first expansion in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set introduced the artifact-heavy theme that defined the world of Mirrodin, a metallic plane created by the silver golem Karn. The card was designed as a high-risk, high-reward black spell, reflecting the ruthless nature of the black mana alignment within the game's color pie.
The card features illustration by noted artist Dave Dorman, known for his work in the Star Wars universe and various fantasy settings. His interpretation for this piece focuses on the visceral and dangerous act of scavenging from a magical vault, perfectly capturing the thematic tension of the card's mechanics. Upon its release, it was recognized as a potent niche tool for combo decks, where players gamble life totals to locate specific key cards from their library.
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