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Touch of Vitae

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains haste and "{0}: Untap this creature. Activate only once."
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Ice Age
Price
$0.28
EDHREC rank
#25192
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Touch of Vitae card art
Touch of Vitae untaps a creature and gives it +1/+1 until end of turn — the untap is the whole point, and three mana is a reasonable rate when the payoff is a second activation of something like Quicksilver Elemental. It belongs in tap-to-activate creature decks and nowhere else.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Touch of Vitae is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — formats where degenerate tap-ability loops exist and a three-mana untap spell can threaten to end the game on the spot. In Commander it finds a home in dedicated tap-ability combo decks where untapping once can chain into a win. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more redundant untap effects, so Touch of Vitae is fringe at best there. Oathbreaker follows Commander logic — narrow but functional in the right shell.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.28 bulk tier

At $0.28, Touch of Vitae is deep bulk — you're not paying for the card, you're paying for the shipping. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless a new commander breaks tap-ability loops wide open.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.