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Time Vault
Oracle Text
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.
{T}: Take an extra turn after this one.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Time Vault is one of Magic’s most infamous artifacts, a time-warp engine that trades ordinary turn structure for explosive acceleration. In play, it is best suited to combo decks, especially blue shells that can both tap it and reliably untap it at the right moment; control decks can also exploit it once they’ve stabilized, but aggro usually cannot afford the setup. Its printed drawback is the key to its power: by skipping a turn while it’s tapped, you effectively “reload” the Vault and set up repeated extra turns. Pair it with untap effects like Voltaic Key, Manifold Key, or Tezzeret support to chain additional turns, and protect the engine with countermagic or artifact tutors to assemble it consistently. Because it is colorless and costs only two mana, it slots into artifact-centric builds very efficiently, but it demands tight sequencing and a plan to convert extra turns into a win before opponents regain control.
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Character Background
Time Vault is one of Magic’s most infamous artifacts, a time-warp engine that trades ordinary turn structure for explosive acceleration. In play, it is best suited to combo decks, especially blue shells that can both tap it and reliably untap it at the right moment; control decks can also exploit it once they’ve stabilized, but aggro usually cannot afford the setup. Its printed drawback is the key to its power: by skipping a turn while it’s tapped, you effectively “reload” the Vault and set up repeated extra turns. Pair it with untap effects like Voltaic Key, Manifold Key, or Tezzeret support to chain additional turns, and protect the engine with countermagic or artifact tutors to assemble it consistently. Because it is colorless and costs only two mana, it slots into artifact-centric builds very efficiently, but it demands tight sequencing and a plan to convert extra turns into a win before opponents regain control.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 18:40:46 UTC