Magic: The Gathering · commander
Smelting Vat
The Brothers' War Commander · #18 · rare · 2022
Artifact
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Market reference
$0.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 18 / 209
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Robin Olausson
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2022-11-18
About this card
Mana cost: {4}
Type: Artifact
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice another artifact: Reveal the top eight cards of your library. Put up to two noncreature artifact cards with total mana value less than or equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value from among them onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.23 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.26 |
| MTGO tix | 0.58 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Smelting Vat is real?
Smelting Vat is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Smelting Vat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Smelting Vat is $0.23; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Smelting Vat from?
Smelting Vat is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Brothers' War Commander" in the commander series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Smelting Vat?
Smelting Vat is a rare card in the The Brothers' War Commander set.
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Other Smelting Vat printings
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