Expert-Level Safe
Artifact
When this artifact enters, exile the top two cards of your library face down.
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: You and target opponent each secretly choose 1, 2, or 3. Then those choices are revealed. If they match, sacrifice this artifact and put all cards exiled with it into their owners' hands. Otherwise, exile the top card of your library face down.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17432
Expert-Level Safe enters the battlefield with a combination lock counter and lets players crack it for a reward — a political, incremental effect that asks opponents to participate rather than threatening them. It's a niche card that trades raw efficiency for table interaction, and most competitive Commander lists will want something more direct.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Expert-Level Safe is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically it only sees play in Commander, where the political and multiplayer dynamics give its unlock mechanic actual texture. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is simply too slow and too conditional — those formats don't have room for artifacts that do nothing until opponents cooperate. Commander is where Expert-Level Safe has any argument at all, specifically in politics-forward or group-hug builds where incremental rewards and shared incentives are part of the game plan.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Expert-Level Safe isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for live market values before buying. Given its narrow application, expect it to sit in budget territory unless a specific archetype drives demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.