---
name: "Key to the City"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "248"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sean Murray"
oracle_id: "a242c9bf-dab6-4996-bb3a-b4356f9ed0c9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/key-to-the-city-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Key to the City
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle 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.

> *Sarebbe spiacevole se la chiave finisse nelle mani sbagliate.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Key to the Side-Door](/printing/key-to-the-side-door-hob.md) — Artifact
2. [Manifold Key](/printing/manifold-key-clb.md) — Artifact
3. [Tezzeret's Gatebreaker](/printing/tezzerets-gatebreaker-m19.md) — Artifact
4. [Enter the Enigma](/printing/enter-the-enigma-dsk.md) — Sorcery
5. [Panic Spellbomb](/printing/panic-spellbomb-cm2.md) — Artifact
6. [Renegade Tactics](/printing/renegade-tactics-j25.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #248
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sean Murray
- **Total Printings:** 54 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`