Time Vault
Limited Edition Alpha 274 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 274
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $2,949.99
What it does
This artifact enters tapped.
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
If you would begin your turn while this artifact is tapped, you may skip that turn instead. If you do, untap this artifact.
tap: Take an extra turn after this one.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
The Time Vault was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural printing of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Conceived as a strategic artifact that allowed a player to take an extra turn at the cost of skipping their next turn, the card was intended to capture the flavor of harnessing temporal energy within the game's high-fantasy setting. Its design, characterized by the minimalist aesthetic and iconic black-bordered art of the early 90s, reflects the experimental nature of the set's infancy.
The artwork for the original Time Vault was created by artist Mark Poole, who provided illustrations for numerous early Magic cards. The design aimed to convey an aura of ancient, arcane machinery, utilizing the limited artistic palette of the era. While the card initially flew under the radar of many casual players, its potential for infinite turn combinations through various card synergies quickly made it a subject of intense scrutiny in competitive play, eventually leading to its long-standing status as a restricted or banned card in many official tournament formats.
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