Orzhov Keyrune
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #16145
Orzhov Keyrune is a three-mana rock that taps for one black or white and can animate into a 2/2 lifelinker — slow, fragile, and replaceable by nearly every alternative in its price range. At three mana for one generic mana of production, it falls well behind the curve where Commander ramp needs to be.
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 |
Orzhov Keyrune sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where three-mana do-nothing artifacts have no business being in any 60-card deck. In Commander, it's technically legal but sits at the bottom of the ramp pile — any Orzhov deck that needs fixing is better served by Arcane Signet or the guild's signets first, and the animate ability rarely matters enough to justify the slot. Oathbreaker shares Commander's singleton structure and the same problem: there are simply better two-mana options before you'd ever reach for Orzhov Keyrune.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Orzhov Keyrune is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any dollar bin without hunting. That price reflects demand accurately: it doesn't hold value because there's no meaningful format pulling for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.