Marble Chalice
Artifact
: You gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #23782
Marble Chalice costs two mana to give you 1 life per turn — that's not a meaningful rate at any point in a game. Unless your deck has a specific reason to care about incremental lifegain triggers, this slot belongs to something that affects the board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Marble Chalice is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, one life per turn is noise — you're starting at 40 and facing three opponents, so this contributes nothing to staying alive or winning. Pauper is the only format where incremental lifegain can matter in a dedicated shell, and even there Marble Chalice competes poorly against options that gain life while doing something else. Across every format it's legal in, cheaper and more impactful lifegain exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Marble Chalice is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand. Don't mistake the low entry cost for value; a card that does little is no bargain at any price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.