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Bronze Tablet

{6}

Artifact

4EDFourth Edition#303rare
Banned in CommanderBanned in LegacyBanned in VintageBanned in Duel CommanderBanned in 4 more
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1993
Pull rate
~1 in 40–121
Illustrator
Tom Wänerstrand
Found in
Fourth Edition Starter Deck · Fourth Edition Booster Pack
Printings5
CommanderBannedModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyBanned
VintageBanned
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderBanned
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderBanned
PreDHBanned
OathbreakerBanned
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernBanned
Old SchoolBanned
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Remove this card from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. This artifact enters tapped. {4}, {T}: Exile this artifact and target nontoken permanent an opponent owns. That player may pay 10 life. If they do, put this card into its owner's graveyard. Otherwise, that player owns this card and you own the other exiled card.
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-4.8%
$0.40
$0.15 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.40· across 5 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Aug 1, 2008
  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    If the tablet is not still on the battlefield when the ability resolves, it is not exiled. The other player still has the choice to pay 10 life, and you still become the owner of their card if they choose not to do so.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If the card being targeted by the Bronze Tablet is removed before Tablet takes effect, then the Tablet ability doesn't resolve and it remains tapped.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If using a copy of the Tablet, you must trade the copy card to your opponent just like you would have traded the Tablet.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    You can take control of your opponent's Tablet and in the trade you only have to give them back their Tablet.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    You can't choose to pay 10 life if you have less than 10 life, but you may choose to give up the game immediately. This has roughly the same effect.