Dimir Locket
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #8172
Dimir Locket is a three-mana rock that taps for one blue or one black — passable in the early game, replaceable by turn six. The activated loot-for-three is too expensive to matter, and Anowon, the Ruin Thief decks can almost always find a cheaper ramp piece that pulls more weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Anowon, the Ruin Thief runs Dimir Locket primarily as a budget mana fixer that keeps the rogue synergy package moving in the early turns, though at 16% inclusion it's a slot most optimized lists have already cut for faster rocks.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dimir Locket is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive non-rotating formats don't touch three-mana rocks that only produce one mana. In Pauper it's a technically viable fixer for Dimir control, though even there the format's mana efficiency bar is high enough that it rarely makes lists. Commander is its natural home — the sacrifice draw mode is too slow for most tables, but budget builds that need Dimir fixing at a low entry cost will reach for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Dimir Locket sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — it's been reprinted frequently enough that supply far exceeds demand. Pick it up guilt-free as a placeholder, but don't hesitate to upgrade the slot the moment budget allows.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.