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Mana Vault

Mana Vault

Artifact$96.69

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

colorlessLegal in Commander

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Combos 48

  • Mana Vault + Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 27,498 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Mana Vault by paying {1}. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Teferi. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C} Activate Teferi's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand and drawing a card. Repeat.

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  • Mana Vault + Valley Floodcaller + Retraction Helix

    • Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
    • Infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 22,490 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Retraction Helix. Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Emiel the Blessed

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB

    16,280 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Derevi. When Derevi enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Mana Vault. Repeat.

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  • Mana Vault + Tidespout Tyrant

    • Infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 14,011 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a nontoken permanent that can be cast using {C}{C}.

    Steps

    Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost. Tidespout Tyrant triggers, returning a nontoken permanent that can be cast using {C}{C} from the battlefield to your hand. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C} Cast the nontoken permanent returned in step 2 by paying its mana cost. Tidespout Tyrant triggers, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack

    • Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
    • Infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 12,677 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Banishing Knack. Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Voltaic Construct + Karn, the Great Creator

    • Infinite colorless mana

    1,858 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Animate Mana Vault using Karn, the Great Creator. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Mana Vault. Repeat from step 2.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Myr Welder + Staff of Domination

    • Infinite card draw
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
    • Infinite colorless mana

    1,734 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Myr Welder using Mana Vault's ability by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C} Activate Myr Welder using Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it. Repeat.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Toph, the First Metalbender + Candelabra of Tawnos

    • Infinite colorless mana
    • Infinite mana lands you control can produce
    • Infinite untap of nontoken artifacts you control
    • Infinite mana nontoken artifacts you control can produce
    • Infinite untap of lands you control

    1,674 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C} Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {2} and tapping it, untapping Mana Vault and Candelabra of Tawnos as they are lands due to Toph. Repeat.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Lithoform Engine + Tezzeret the Seeker

    • Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce
    • Infinite colorless mana

    1,109 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Tezzeret the Seeker's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it. Holding priority, activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate Lithoform Engine's first ability by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Tezzeret the Seeker's ability, targeting Lithoform Engine and Mana Vault. Resolve the copy of Tezzeret the Seeker's ability, untapping Mana Vault and Lithoform Engine. Repeat from step 2.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Mana Vault + Voltaic Construct + Karn, Silver Golem

    • Infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 1,023 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Animate Mana Vault using Karn. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Mana Vault. Repeat from step 2.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.

Best commanders

Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.

  1. Alibou, Ancient WitnessMana Vault taps your artifacts, which Alibou, Ancient Witness can use because it cares how many of your artifacts are tapped.
  2. Aang and KataraMana Vault taps your artifacts, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your artifacts are tapped.
  3. Lita, Mechanical EngineerLita, Mechanical Engineer untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  4. Living Brain, Mechanical MarvelLiving Brain, Mechanical Marvel untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  5. Derevi, Empyrial TacticianDerevi, Empyrial Tactician untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  6. Gandalf the GreyGandalf the Grey untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  7. Ioreth of the Healing HouseIoreth of the Healing House untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  8. Teferi, Temporal ArchmageTeferi, Temporal Archmage untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  9. Xolatoyac, the Smiling FloodXolatoyac, the Smiling Flood untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.
  10. Estrid, the MaskedEstrid, the Masked untaps your artifacts and Mana Vault taps your artifacts.

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