Muse Vessel
Artifact
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: Target player exiles a card from their hand. Activate only as a sorcery.
: Choose a card exiled with this artifact. You may play that card this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #27017
Muse Vessel exiles a card from each opponent's hand on entry, then lets you cast those cards — that's immediate, multi-player disruption stapled to an ongoing resource engine. Three mana for that on-board impact is a strong rate, and the ceiling rises with every opponent at the table.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Muse Vessel earns its slot — three opponents means three exiled cards on entry, which turns a single artifact into a hand-denial piece and a supplemental hand in one. In 1v1 formats like Legacy or Vintage it becomes a narrower, slower Thoughtseize variant on a stick, and neither format has room for three-mana symmetry-adjacent effects when faster disruption exists. Oathbreaker splits the difference: two opponents instead of three softens the entry payoff, but the card still threatens meaningful value in a condensed game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Muse Vessel is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick up without thinking twice or find in a trade binder. Bulk rares with genuine multiplayer upside tend to tick up slowly as they get discovered, but at this price the question is whether it earns a slot, not whether it's worth buying.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.