Vedalken Shackles Price
3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2004
Vedalken Shackles has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 2004 and most recently in 2016. Right now the cheapest printing is Fifth Dawn #164 at $7.84, while the most expensive is Kaladesh Inventions #53 at $53.34 — about 7× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $8.76. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 3x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Modern Masters).
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Every Vedalken Shackles Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Dawn #164 (R) Cheapest | 2004 | $7.84 | $5.00 |
| Modern Masters #218 (M) | 2013 | $8.76 | $9.00 foil |
| Kaladesh Inventions #53 (S) Foil | 2016 | $53.34 | $42.00 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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: 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.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsThe 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.
If Vedalken Shackles becomes untapped before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creature.
If Vedalken Shackles leaves the battlefield, it’s no longer tapped, so the control-changing effect ends.