Voltaic Key
Magic 2011 219 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Collector number
- 219
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
- Market price
- $5.09
What it does
1 generic mana, tap: Untap target artifact.
The missing piece to every puzzle.
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
The Voltaic Key was first introduced in the Urza's Saga expansion in 1998, designed as a low-cost artifact that allows players to untap another artifact for a single mana. Its inclusion in the Magic 2011 core set served as a deliberate nod to the game's history of complex artifact interactions, providing a foundational tool that synergizes with cards requiring a tap cost to activate, such as mana-producing artifacts.
The art for this iteration was rendered by Volkan Baga, who utilized a detailed, illustrative style to capture the mechanical aesthetic of the artifact. The design focuses on the duality of the key, emphasizing its role as a functional tool within the game's mechanics while maintaining the high-fantasy industrial motif consistent with the set's broader art direction, which was received by players as a faithful update to an iconic utility piece.
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