Key to the City
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
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.
Rulings
4 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2016-09-20
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.
- 2016-09-20
Activating Key to the City's ability targeting a creature that has already been blocked won't cause it to become unblocked.
- 2016-09-20
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.
- 2016-09-20
You can activate Key to the City's first ability without targeting any creature.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Key to the City, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terra, Herald of Hope | 4 | 0 | — |
| Daredevil, Man Without Fear | 1 | 0 | — |
| Typhoid Mary, Fractured | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mardu 4 decks
- Rakdos 1 deck
- Boros 1 deck
Key to the City price history
The Commander 2021 #248 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $1.14 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $1.14 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $1.15 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $1.19 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $1.20 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $1.29 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $1.32 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $1.34 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $1.24 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $1.43 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $1.49 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1.48 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $1.44 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1.39 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1.44 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $1.52 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1.54 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1.53 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1.67 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1.25 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Key to the City
8 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.31
- Foil
- —
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Normal
- $0.36
- Foil
- $1.27
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Normal
- $0.59
- Foil
- $1.39
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Foil
- $293.50
- Normal
- $1.14
- Normal
- $0.39
- Normal
- $0.33
- Foil
- $5.10
Promo
Kaladesh Promos
- Foil
- $3.23
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Key to the City. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
