---
name: "Vexing Bauble"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "212"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tony Foti"
oracle_id: "4514777d-0589-4631-978b-ff244167c176"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vexing-bauble-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "restricted"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vexing Bauble
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

> *No one knew who invented it. No one knew its purpose. All anyone knew was they didn't like being anywhere near it.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Void Mirror](/printing/void-mirror-pmh2.md) — Artifact
2. [Nix](/printing/nix-fut.md) — Instant
3. [Vex](/printing/vex-dst.md) — Instant
4. [Force Void](/printing/force-void-ice.md) — Instant
5. [Chalice of the Void](/printing/chalice-of-the-void-mrd.md) — Artifact
6. [Unravel](/printing/unravel-eoe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #212
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tony Foti
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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