Vedalken Shackles
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
2, T: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you control for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2004-12-01
The creature’s power and the number of Islands you control matter only when the ability is activated and when it resolves. After that, only the fact that Vedalken Shackles remains tapped matters. If the creature stops being a creature, you’ll keep control of it.
- 2004-12-01
If Vedalken Shackles becomes untapped before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creature.
- 2004-12-01
If Vedalken Shackles leaves the battlefield, it’s no longer tapped, so the control-changing effect ends.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Vedalken Shackles, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urza, Lord High Artificer | 1 | 10 | 20% |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Blue 1 deck
Vedalken Shackles price history
The Modern Masters #218 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $8.80 | $28.35 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $8.80 | $28.35 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $8.76 | $28.35 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $8.69 | $28.35 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Vedalken Shackles
3 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.
- Foil
- $53.57
- Normal
- $8.80
- Foil
- $28.35
- Normal
- $6.91
- Foil
- $29.34
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Vedalken Shackles. 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.
