Relic Amulet
Artifact
Whenever you cast an instant, sorcery, or Wizard spell, put a charge counter on this artifact.
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, Remove all charge counters from this artifact: It deals that much damage to target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #18876
Relic Amulet turns every spell you cast into a free ping — accumulate enough charge counters and you can dome a player or planeswalker for a meaningful chunk at instant speed. The cost is that it does nothing until you've built up counters, so it belongs in decks that cast spells constantly, not ones casting one or two big spells per turn.
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 |
In Commander, Relic Amulet earns a slot in spellslinger decks that churn through instants and sorceries every turn — the kind of shell that already wants every free damage trigger it can find. Competitive non-Commander formats don't want it: Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all have faster, more reliable ways to close a game, and a slow-building artifact that deals damage in chunks doesn't clear the bar. Oathbreaker can occasionally support it in a spell-heavy build, but the 20-life starting total shortens the window where incremental pings matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Relic Amulet is deep bulk — you're paying a dime for a foil, maybe. There's no pressure to pick it up now or later; it will be this cheap indefinitely.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.