First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)

All 9 prints

30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #270, 2022
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #567, 2022
Vintage Masters (VMA) #287, 2014 (digital)
Masters Edition IV (ME4) #234, 2011 (digital)
Collectors' Edition (CED) #275, 1993
Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #275, 1993
Unlimited Edition (2ED) #275, 1993
Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #275, 1993
Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #274, 1993

Time Vault

Artifact

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.

MTGO price: 0.49 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 26.3% of Vintage decks played it (115 of 438). Most played in Tinker Vault.

Staple

Vintage staples: main deck, 26% of decks (#34)
Colorless, Artifacts

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

31 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite turns, Lock: Shifting Woodland + Time Vault
Infinite turns, Lock: Tezzeret, Cruel Captain + Time Vault
Infinite turns, Lock: Territory Forge + Time Vault
Infinite turns, Lock: Animate Artifact + Nature's Chosen + Time Vault
Infinite turns, Lock: Animate Artifact + Instill Energy + Time Vault
Lock, Infinite turns: Time Vault + Trazyn the Infinite
Infinite turns, Lock: Mairsil, the Pretender + Time Vault
Infinite turns, Lock: Myr Welder + Time Vault
Infinite turns, Lock: Karn, the Great Creator + Time Vault + Voltaic Construct
Infinite turns, Lock: Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Time Vault

See all 31 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 Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

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

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Vintage Other periods →

In 115 of 438 decks (26.3%).

Share of decks

26.3%

▲ 4.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

115

115 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

24 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tinker Vault	16.4%	100%
Forth Eorlingas	13.2%	7%
UBR (unclassified)	6.2%	4%
Colorless (unclassified)	5.5%	83%
UB (unclassified)	5.3%	26%
Breach Storm	4.6%	5%
Shops	2.1%	11%
WU (unclassified)	1.8%	13%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mox Ruby	100%	1.4
Urza's Saga	100%	1.4
Mox Pearl	100%	1.2
Mox Jet	100%	1.1
Mox Sapphire	100%	1.1
Black Lotus	100%	1.1
Tolarian Academy	99%	1.9
Sol Ring	99%	1.7
Mana Crypt	99%	1.5
Mox Emerald	97%	1.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Colorless Carlone90 in Vintage Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16	7-1 88%
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16	5-1 83%
Tinker Vault _Shikamaru_ in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Tinker Vault Messi_10 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Forth Eorlingas crK in Vintage Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Tinker Vault Tienmtg in Vintage Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WUB KadettiKersantti in Vintage Challenge 32	6-2 75%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBR tristenps, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault JUJUBEAN__2004, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Colorless HazuhiroNakamura, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault _Pady_, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault Capriccioso, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault MyrRetriever, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault J.A.Eliso, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault Miharu_Fuyumiya, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0