Key to the City
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Type
- Artifact
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #90z (rare)
{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this artifact becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.
Key to the City has 9 printings, first in Kaladesh (2016). EDHREC ranks it #1,332 among Commander cards. It appears most in Terra, Herald of Hope decks (11,395 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Key to the City
- Lorehold Legacies - Commander 2021, led by Osgir, the Reconstructor
- Merciless Rage - Commander 2019, led by Anje Falkenrath
- Revival Trance - Final Fantasy Commander, led by Terra, Herald of Hope
Commanders that run Key to the City most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Terra, Herald of Hope: 11,395 decks
- Captain Howler, Sea Scourge: 8,807 decks
- Magar of the Magic Strings: 5,431 decks
- Squall, SeeD Mercenary: 4,561 decks
- Greasefang, Okiba Boss: 3,552 decks
- Hashaton, Scarab's Fist: 3,053 decks
- Alesha, Who Smiles at Death: 2,405 decks
- Norman Osborn // Green Goblin: 1,823 decks
Often played with Key to the City
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Key to the City's last ability triggers during your untap step, but it's put onto the stack at the same time as abilities that trigger at the beginning of your upkeep step. Even though Key to the City's ability triggered first, you may order it before or after other abilities you control that are put onto the stack at this time.
- : Activating Key to the City's ability targeting a creature that has already been blocked won't cause it to become unblocked.
- : You can pay {2} only once each time Key to the City's triggered ability resolves. You can't pay more to draw additional cards.
- : You can activate Key to the City's first ability without targeting any creature.