Key to the City (BRR #27) MTG

Key to the City is a rare printing from The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR #27), a Artifact. Illustrated by Sean Murray.

Card text

{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Whenever this artifact becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

It would be unfortunate if the key fell into the wrong hands.

Mana cost	{2}
Type	Artifact
Rarity	Rare
Set	The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR)
Collector number	27
Artist	Sean Murray
Released	2022-11-18

As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.37, foil $1.27 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.

September 20, 2016 — You can activate Key to the City's first ability without targeting any creature.
September 20, 2016 — Key to the City's last ability triggers during your untap step, but it's put onto the stack at the same time as abilities that trigger at the beginning of your upkeep step. Even though Key to the City's ability triggered first, you may order it before or after other abilities you control that are put onto the stack at this time.
September 20, 2016 — Activating Key to the City's ability targeting a creature that has already been blocked won't cause it to become unblocked.
September 20, 2016 — You can pay {2} only once each time Key to the City's triggered ability resolves. You can't pay more to draw additional cards.

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