Simic Keyrune
Artifact
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.: This artifact becomes a 2/3 green and blue Crab artifact creature with hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #18409
Simic Keyrune produces blue or green mana and can become a 2/3 hexproof creature — reasonable flexibility, but three mana for a rock that enters tapped puts it below the bar for competitive Commander. It's a budget filler piece, not a staple.
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 |
Simic Keyrune is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero play outside of Commander. In Commander, it fills a ramp slot in budget Simic builds where you've already run the two-mana options and need to go deeper — the creature mode with hexproof is occasionally relevant against targeted removal. In every other legal format, faster and more efficient mana options make Simic Keyrune a non-starter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Simic Keyrune is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for cardboard. It holds no meaningful value and won't appreciate, but if you need a placeholder ramp piece on a shoestring budget, the cost of entry is negligible.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.