---
name: "Vedalken Shackles"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MPS"
set_name: "Kaladesh Inventions"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "special"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "fddac567-c42c-453b-9c82-c3140b374a06"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vedalken-shackles-mps"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vedalken Shackles
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
{2}, {T}: 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kefnet's Last Word](/printing/kefnets-last-word-phou.md) — Sorcery
2. [Helm of Possession](/printing/helm-of-possession-tmp.md) — Artifact
3. [Old Man of the Sea](/printing/old-man-of-the-sea-me3.md) — Creature — Djinn
4. [Seasinger](/printing/seasinger-me1.md) — Creature — Merfolk
5. [Entrancing Lyre](/printing/entrancing-lyre-thb.md) — Artifact
6. [Deserter's Quarters](/printing/deserters-quarters-jou.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #53
- **Rarity:** Special
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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