Relic Vial
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Type
- Artifact
- Set
- Zendikar Rising #250 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.30 USD
{2}, {T}, 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."
Relic Vial has 1 printing, first in Zendikar Rising (2020). EDHREC ranks it #10,816 among Commander cards. It appears most in Orah, Skyclave Hierophant decks (2,291 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Relic Vial most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Orah, Skyclave Hierophant: 2,291 decks
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim: 662 decks
- Taborax, Hope's Demise: 624 decks
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician: 601 decks
- Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle: 424 decks
- Minthara, Merciless Soul: 419 decks
- Hofri Ghostforge: 273 decks
- Ao, the Dawn Sky: 198 decks
Often played with Relic Vial
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.