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Vexing Bauble

Vexing Bauble

Artifact$2.26

Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell. , , Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

colorlessLegal in Commander

Is

Does

Combos 5

  • Vexing Bauble + Knowledge Pool

    • Counter all spells players cast from their hands
    • Lock

    2,141 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, Knowledge Pool triggers, exiling the spell and allowing the player to cast another card exiled by Knowledge Pool without paying its mana cost. If the player chooses to cast a spell, Vexing Bauble triggers, countering that spell since no mana was spent to cast it.

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  • Vexing Bauble + Possibility Storm

    • Counter all spells players cast from their hands
    • Lock

    1,430 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, Possibility Storm triggers, exiling the spell and allowing the player to reveal cards from the top of their library until they reveal a spell that shares a type with the exiled spell, and cast it without paying its mana cost. If the player chooses to cast the spell, Vexing Bauble triggers, countering that spell since no colored mana was spent to cast it.

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  • Vexing Bauble + Omen Machine

    • Players can't draw cards
    • Players can't cast noncreature spells exiled by Omen Machine
    • Lock

    1,380 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    At the beginning of each draw step, Omen Machine prevents the active player from drawing a card, and causes them to exile the top card of their library, and cast that card if its a spell without paying its mana cost, or put it onto the battlefield if it's a land. If a player casts a spell this way, Vexing Bauble triggers, countering that spell.

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  • Vexing Bauble + Guile

    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    354 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a spell in hand you can cast for only colorless mana.

    Steps

    Cast any spell using only colorless mana. Vexing Bauble triggers, exiling the spell and casting it from exile without paying its mana cost. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Vexing Bauble + Eye of the Storm

    • Counter all copies cast from Eye of the Storm
    • Exile all instants and sorceries any player casts
    • Lock

    146 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, Eye of the Storm triggers, exiling that spell and allowing the player to copy each spell exiled by Eye of the Storm and cast them from exile. When the player casts the copies made by Eye of the Storm, Vexing Bauble triggers, countering those copies.

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

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