Vedalken Shackles
Artifact
5DNFifth Dawn#164rare
Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 3850
- Illustrator
- Mark Zug
- Found in
- Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption Foil · Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption · Fifth Dawn Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
, 
: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you control for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
, : Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you control for as long as this artifact remains tapped.Plays as: Theft
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.0%
$7.94
$4.77 low$0.97 gap
Foil+0.0%
$29.99
$26.99 low$11.99 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$7.94as of 2026-07-12
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H $7.94L $4.03since Feb 2024$4.77
$3.80
$0.97+20% · normal spread
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Foil
$29.99as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $29.99L $11.15since Feb 2024$26.99
$15.00
$11.99+44% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$7.66· across 3 printings
Rulings
3 · latest Dec 1, 2004 · one tap opens all
- WotCDec 1, 2004
If Vedalken Shackles becomes untapped before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creature.
- WotCDec 1, 2004
If Vedalken Shackles leaves the battlefield, it’s no longer tapped, so the control-changing effect ends.
- WotCDec 1, 2004
The creature’s power and the number of Islands you control matter only when the ability is activated and when it resolves. After that, only the fact that Vedalken Shackles remains tapped matters. If the creature stops being a creature, you’ll keep control of it.