Amulet of Safekeeping
Artifact
Whenever you become the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays 
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Creature tokens get -1/-0.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #16790
Amulet of Safekeeping shuts down token copies of permanents, counters spells that target you for one mana, and does both from a one-mana artifact that hits the board immediately. It's a niche piece, but in the right meta it punches well above its price.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Amulet of Safekeeping earns its slot specifically against Populate strategies, Delina decks, and anything trying to copy your commander with Strionic Resonator or Lithoform Engine — the token-prevention clause is genuinely punishing in those matchups. The counter-target-spell ability is a nice backstop against pinpoint removal and theft spells like Treachery, though it's not a reason to run the card on its own. Outside Commander, Amulet of Safekeeping sees essentially no competitive play — Modern and Legacy have faster, more reliable interaction, and the copy-prevention clause almost never matters in those formats. It's a Commander card through and through.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Amulet of Safekeeping is deep bulk — you can pick up a copy without a second thought. It's not a card that appreciates, but at this price that's irrelevant; you're buying it for the effect, not the foil.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.