First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)

All 24 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #796★, 2024
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #102343, 2022 (digital)
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #256, 2022
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #553, 2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #308, 2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #394, 2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #560, 2022
Ultimate Box Topper (PUMA) #U29, 2018
Ultimate Masters (UMA) #229, 2018
Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #17, 2016
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #46942, 2014 (digital)
Vintage Masters (VMA) #274, 2014 (digital)
Masters Edition IV (ME4) #214, 2011 (digital)
Fifth Edition (5ED) #388, 1997
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #334, 1995
Fourth Edition (4ED) #334, 1995
Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #263, 1994
Revised Edition (3ED) #263, 1994
Foreign Black Border (FBB) #263, 1994
Collectors' Edition (CED) #260, 1993
Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #260, 1993
Unlimited Edition (2ED) #260, 1993
Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #260, 1993
Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #259, 1993

Mana Vault

Artifact

This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 4 generic . If you do, untap this artifact.
At the beginning of your draw step, if this artifact is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
tap : Add Colorless .

In the last 30 days 38.1% of Vintage decks played it (167 of 438). Most played in Tinker Vault. In the last 30 days 85.5% of Commander decks played it (5259 of 6150). Most played in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver.

Staple

Vintage staples: main deck, 36% of decks (#24)
Colorless, Artifacts, Ramp, Mana rocks
Commander staples: main deck, 84% of decks (#7)
Colorless, Artifacts, Ramp, Mana rocks

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

147 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count: Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault (+ 1 other requirement)
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Displacer Kitten + Mana Vault + Teferi, Time Raveler
Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Mana Vault + Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB: Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Emiel the Blessed + Mana Vault
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count: Mana Vault + Tidespout Tyrant
Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Banishing Knack + Mana Vault + Valley Floodcaller
Infinite untap of artifacts you control, Infinite colorless mana…: Forsaken Monument + Mana Vault + Rings of Brighthearth + Voltaic Key
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Clock of Omens + Mana Vault + Sculpting Steel + Staff of Domination
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Aether Channeler + Displacer Kitten + Mana Vault + Sol Ring
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite untap of artifact creatures you control: Karn, the Great Creator + Mana Vault + Voltaic Construct

See all 147 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Banned
Vintage Restricted
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Banned
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Banned
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Banned
Oathbreaker Banned
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Vintage Other periods →

In 167 of 438 decks (38.1%).

Share of decks

38.1%

▲ 7.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

167

167 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

55%

36 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tinker Vault	16.4%	89%
Forth Eorlingas	13.2%	50%
White Initiative	9.4%	2%
UBR (unclassified)	6.2%	93%
Colorless (unclassified)	5.5%	83%
UB (unclassified)	5.3%	30%
Breach Storm	4.6%	10%
Shops	2.1%	89%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mox Ruby	100%	1.4
Mox Pearl	100%	1.2
Mox Jet	100%	1.1
Mox Sapphire	100%	1.1
Black Lotus	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	99%	1.7
Mana Crypt	99%	1.5
Urza's Saga	99%	1.4
Tolarian Academy	99%	1.9
Mox Emerald	98%	1.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Breach Storm Sommertroll in Vintage Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Colorless Carlone90 in Vintage Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16	7-1 88%
UBR atraxa77 in Vintage Challenge 32	6-1 86%
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16	5-1 83%
Tinker Vault _Shikamaru_ in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UBR Grindcore444 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Tinker Vault Messi_10 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBR Dr_yanitor, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault JUJUBEAN__2004, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Colorless HazuhiroNakamura, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBR atraxa77, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Shops juanjo123, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBR TonyScapone, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault masakitaro, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault MyrRetriever, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 5259 of 6150 decks (85.5%).

Share of decks

85.5%

▲ 2.4 vs previous 30 days