Lim-Dûl's Vault
Look at the top five cards of your library. As many times as you choose, you may pay 1 life, put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order, then look at the top five cards of your library. Then shuffle and put the last cards you looked at this way on top in any order.
Rulings (3)
Sep 16, 2007 · If you pay no life, you shuffle the rest of your library and then put the top five cards back on top in any order.
Sep 16, 2007 · In other words: — Step 1: Look at the top five cards of your library. — Step 2: If you like them, proceed to step 3a. If you don't like them, proceed to step 3b. — Step 3a: Shuffle the rest of your library, then put those five cards back on top of your library in the order you want. The spell has finished resolving. — Step 3b: Put those five cards on the bottom of your library in the order you want. Pay 1 life. Return to step 1.
Sep 16, 2007 · If you have five or fewer cards in your library, you can pay 1 life as many times as you like, but you'll keep seeing the same cards.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Landstill | Premodern | 100% | 2× | 1 |
| Glarb, Calamity's Augur | cEDH | 100% | 1× | 1 |