First printed in Zendikar Rising (2020)
Relic Vial 
Artifact
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, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.
As long as you control a Cleric, this artifact has "Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life."
- Illustrated by
- Jason Felix
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- If Relic Vial leaves the battlefield at the same time as each Cleric you control, the triggered ability triggers for any creatures you control that die at the same time (possibly including those Clerics).
- Once Relic Vial’s ability has triggered, that ability resolves even if you no longer control a Cleric.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Relic Vial’s ability causes the opposing team to lose 2 life and you to gain 1 life.
- If you sacrifice the only Cleric you control to activate Relic Vial’s first ability, the triggered ability it gives itself triggers.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
80 combos, the most popular first:
- Destroy all creatures opponents control, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control…: Nest of Scarabs + Relic Vial + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Gravecrawler + Relic Vial + Warren Soultrader
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Relic Vial + Warren Soultrader
- Destroy all creatures opponents control, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control…: Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons + Relic Vial + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Cult Conscript + Pitiless Plunderer + Relic Vial + Warren Soultrader
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Bloodsoaked Champion + Pitiless Plunderer + Relic Vial + Warren Soultrader
- Destroy all creatures opponents control, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control…: Flourishing Defenses + Relic Vial + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Relic Vial + Warren Soultrader
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Phyrexian Altar + Relic Vial + Veinwitch Coven (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Phyrexian Altar + Relic Vial + Veinwitch Coven (+ 1 other requirement)