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Key to the City

Artifact Rare
8 printings EDHREC #1,320 Prices updated Aug 9, 2026
FIC #348
$0.24
▼ $0.02 (-7.7%) 7 days
Price History

Key to the City Price Summary

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Key to the City is $0.24 (FIC #348), and the most expensive is $293.50 (BRR #90z, Serialized, Double Rainbow Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.24, down 7.7% over 7 days, up 4.3% over 30 days, up 4.3% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.38 (2026).

Key to the City Printings & Prices

12 variants

Key to the City has 8 tracked printings across 6 sets, in nonfoil, surge foil, foil and double rainbow foil finishes, including serialized and prerelease treatments.

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Sell Key to the City: Buylist Offers

10 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $1.60 cash for PKLD #220s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 54% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom PKLD #220s Foil $1.60 $3.49 54%
Card Kingdom BRR #90 Foil $1.58 $4.49 65%
CoolStuffInc BRR #90 Foil $1.00
Card Kingdom BRR #27 Foil $0.75 $2.99 75%
Card Kingdom KLD #220 Foil $0.20 $0.99 80%
Card Kingdom BRR #90 Nonfoil $0.19 $1.49 87%
CoolStuffInc BRR #90 Nonfoil $0.15
Card Kingdom FIC #348 Surge Foil $0.12 $0.79 85%
CoolStuffInc FIC #348 Surge Foil $0.10
CoolStuffInc FIC #348 Nonfoil $0.10

Key to the City Rules Text & Legality

Artifact — mana cost {2}

{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.

""Oh dear... We're really in trouble this time..." —The Impresario, opera house manager"

Key to the City is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Key to the City Rulings

4 most recent
  • Sep 20, 2016 Activating Key to the City's ability targeting a creature that has already been blocked won't cause it to become unblocked.
  • Sep 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.
  • Sep 20, 2016 You can activate Key to the City's first ability without targeting any creature.
  • Sep 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.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

12 printings

Key to the City has been reprinted 12 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment Price before Day 1 30 days 90 days
FIC #348 2025-12-05 Rare Standard $0.19 $0.17 $0.21 $0.26
FIC #348 2025-12-05 Rare Standard
BRR #90z 2022-11-18 Rare Serialized
BRR #27 2022-11-18 Rare Standard
BRR #27 2022-11-18 Rare Standard
BRR #90 2022-11-18 Rare Standard
BRR #90 2022-11-18 Rare Standard
C21 #248 2021-04-23 Rare Standard
C19 #216 2019-08-23 Rare Standard
PKLD #220s 2016-09-30 Rare Prerelease

Showing the 10 most recent of 12 printings.

Key to the City in Commander

Key to the City is the #1,320 most-played card on EDHREC, down 2 places over the last 30 days.

Key to the City FAQ

How much is Key to the City worth?

Key to the City is worth about $0.24 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 9, 2026. Prices range from $0.24 to $293.50 across 8 tracked printings.

Is Key to the City legal in Commander?

Yes — Key to the City is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Key to the City been reprinted?

Yes — Key to the City has been reprinted 12 times, with 8 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Key to the City cheap?

Key to the City trades at about $0.24 — 12 reprints keep supply plentiful.