Vexing Puzzlebox
Artifact
Whenever you roll one or more dice, put a number of charge counters on this artifact equal to the result.
: Add one mana of any color. Roll a d20., Remove 100 charge counters from this artifact: Search your library for an artifact card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $10.58
- EDHREC rank
- #3516
Vexing Puzzlebox enters the battlefield and immediately starts generating dice rolls every time an opponent casts a spell, turning their plays into a drip-feed of mana and counters. Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor doubles every roll above 10, which means this artifact goes from slow-burn value to a genuine threat multiplier as the game progresses.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor is the native home for Vexing Puzzlebox — the commander's triggered ability fires on every die roll above 10, and the Puzzlebox generates a roll for each spell opponents cast, so a busy table means consistent bonus triggers without spending a single mana per roll.
Mr. House, President and CEO
Mr. House, President and CEO rewards every dice roll with Treasure production and servo tokens, so Vexing Puzzlebox converts opponents' spell-casting into a resource engine that fuels both the board and the mana base simultaneously.
Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients triggers whenever it takes damage, and Vexing Puzzlebox can channel that damage through its activated ability to generate a cascade of Dragon Spirit tokens when paired with the right rolls.
The Most Dangerous Gamer
The Most Dangerous Gamer cares about rolling high and repeatedly, and Vexing Puzzlebox provides a passive roll source that doesn't require attacking or spending additional resources beyond the initial three-mana investment.
Delina, Wild Mage
Delina, Wild Mage needs repeated high rolls to chain her attack trigger, and Vexing Puzzlebox supplies extra dice-rolling opportunities that increase the odds of hitting the 15+ threshold during combat steps.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vexing Puzzlebox is a Commander card through and through — its power scales with the number of opponents casting spells, and a four-player table generates far more rolls per game than any 1v1 situation would. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the three-mana investment for a slow incremental effect is nowhere near competitive enough to see play. Commander is where the math works: opponents' spell-heavy turns translate directly into charge counters and mana, and in the right dice-rolling deck the card pulls serious weight over a 10-turn game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Pixie Guide and Barbarian Class both cost well under $1 and add extra dice to any roll, which lets you chase high numbers more consistently without Vexing Puzzlebox's passive generation. The trade-off is that those cards are purely roll-modifiers rather than roll-generators — they make existing rolls better but don't create new ones from opponents' actions.
Price Context
Current price
$10.58 mid tier
At $10.58, Vexing Puzzlebox sits firmly in the mid tier, which is steep for a support piece that doesn't win games on its own. The price holds in dedicated dice-rolling builds where it's a four-of effect in a one-copy format, but outside Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor or Mr. House, President and CEO, it's hard to justify over cheaper alternatives.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
- Mr. House, President and CEO
- Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
- The Most Dangerous Gamer
- Delina, Wild Mage
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.