Vedalken Orrery
Fifth Dawn (5DN) #163 · Rare · Artifact
Mana cost: {4}
You may cast spells as though they had flash.
The model incorporated the fifth sun effortlessly, as if it had always known.
Illustrated by John Avon · Released June 4, 2004
Prices
- Nonfoil: $19.22 USD · €8.08 EUR
- Foil: $55.17 USD · €21.35 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $1.83 USD (8.7%) to $19.22 USD; low $19.22 USD, high $21.56 USD.
Printings
- Magic Online Promos #102331 (PRM) · Rare · 2022
- Double Masters 2022 #317 (2X2) · Rare · 2022 · $15.44 USD
- Double Masters 2022 #399 (2X2) · Rare · 2022 · $17.73 USD
- Double Masters 2022 #568 (2X2) · Rare · 2022 · $25.06 USD etched
- The List #5DN-163 (PLST) · Rare · 2021 · $19.58 USD
- Conspiracy #206 (CNS) · Rare · 2014 · $16.37 USD
- Fifth Dawn #163 (this printing) · Rare · 2004 · $19.22 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2004-12-01 · wotc — The controller of Vedalken Orrery can cast nonland artifact, creature, enchantment, and sorcery cards any time they could cast an instant. This includes on other players' turns and during the upkeep step, draw step, combat phase, and end step.
- 2010-06-15 · wotc — This applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can only be activated "any time you could cast a sorcery".
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- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity · in 10% of 48 decks
- Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle · in 7% of 45 decks