Coveted Jewel is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When this artifact enters, draw three cards.: Add three mana of any one color. Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls attack you and aren't blocked, that player draws three cards and gains control of this artifact. Untap it.
Complete guide
Coveted Jewel is a high-stakes artifact that offers massive card draw and mana acceleration, but it comes with a dangerous catch. This sparkling prize draws the attention of every opponent, turning the game into a frantic race to claim its power. If you cannot defend yourself, the Jewel will quickly find a new master.
A Triple Threat of Benefits
When Coveted Jewel enters the battlefield, you immediately draw three cards, replacing itself and then some. Once on the field, it functions similarly to Gilded Lotus, tapping for three mana of any one color. This makes it an incredible tool for ramp and card advantage, provided you can keep it under your control.
The Struggle for Ownership
The final ability is a triggered ability that checks during the Declare Blockers step. If an opponent attacks you and at least one creature is not blocked, that opponent draws three cards, takes control of Coveted Jewel, and untaps it. Crucially, this happens before combat damage is dealt, meaning they could potentially use that new mana to cast spells before the turn ends.
Strategic Defensive Play
To keep your Jewel, you must block every single creature attacking you. If even one small creature slips through, the ability triggers. Note that creatures attacking a planeswalker you control do not trigger this ability; the creatures must be attacking you directly. If multiple opponents attack you simultaneously, each one whose creatures weren't blocked will draw three cards, though only one will end up with the artifact.
Interaction examples
Gilded LotusWhile both artifacts tap for three mana of one color, Coveted Jewel costs one more mana but provides immediate card draw. However, unlike Gilded Lotus, the Jewel can be stolen by opponents, making it a much riskier investment in a deck without strong blockers.
Suppose an opponent attacks you with two 1/1 Goblins. You block one but let the other pass. During the Declare Blockers step, the Jewel's ability triggers. Your opponent draws three cards and takes the Jewel. Because it untaps, they can immediately tap it for three mana to cast a spell before their second main phase.
Vanquisher's BannerIn an artifact-heavy deck, you might use Vanquisher's Banner to buff artifact creatures you use to protect the Jewel. If you cast a creature that shares a type with the Banner, you draw a card, helping you find more answers to ensure no opponent can land an unblocked hit on you and steal your Coveted Jewel.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Coveted Jewel
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Coveted Jewel's last ability resolves after blockers are chosen but before combat damage is dealt.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Coveted Jewel's last ability triggers after you declare blockers (or declare no blockers at all) if any attacking creatures are unblocked. It doesn't matter if some attacking creatures were blocked.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
A creature attacking a planeswalker you control won't cause Coveted Jewel's last ability to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If more than one opponent attacks you at the same time, Coveted Jewel's last ability triggers for each of them. You choose which player ends up with Coveted Jewel, but each of them draws three cards and has a chance to activate its mana ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Ghostly Flicker + Archaeomancer + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding
. - 2Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying
, blinking Archaeomancer and Coveted Jewel. - 3Archaeomancer and Coveted Jewel enter the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
- 4Resolve the Coveted Jewel trigger, causing you to draw three cards.
- 5Resolve the Archaeomancer trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Mystic Sanctuary and Coveted Jewel by tapping them, adding
. - 2Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying , blinking Mystic Sanctuary and Coveted Jewel.
- 3When Mystic Sanctuary and Coveted Jewel enter untapped, they trigger.
- 4Resolve the Mystic Sanctuary trigger, putting Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- 5Resolve the Coveted Jewel trigger, causing you to draw three cards, which will cause you to draw Ghostly Flicker.
- 6Repeat.
Orvar, the All-Form + Whim of Volrath + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding .
- 2Cast Whim of Volrath with buyback by paying , targeting Coveted Jewel.
- 3Orvar's first ability triggers, creating a token copy of Coveted Jewel.
- 4When the copy of Coveted Jewel enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw three cards.
- 5Resolve Whim of Volrath, returning it to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Felidar Guardian + Deadeye Navigator + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Felidar Guardian by paying
, blinking it. - 3When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger.
- 4Resolve the Felidar Guardian trigger, blinking Coveted Jewel.
- 5When Coveted Jewel enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw three cards.
- 6Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Felidar Guardian.
- 7Repeat.
Displacer Kitten + Whim of Volrath + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding .
- 2Cast Whim of Volrath with buyback by paying .
- 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Coveted Jewel.
- 4Coveted Jewel enters the battlefield, causing you to draw three cards.
- 5Resolve Whim of Volrath, returning it to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Master Transmuter + Sewer-veillance Cam + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding at least .
- 2Activate Master Transmuter by paying , tapping it, and returning Coveted Jewel from the battlefield to your hand, putting Sewer-veillance Cam from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 3When Sewer-veillance Cam enters, it triggers, allowing you to untap Master Transmuter.
- 4Activate Master Transmuter by paying , tapping it, and returning Sewer-veillance Cam from the battlefield to your hand, putting Coveted Jewel from your hand onto the vattlefield.
- 5When Sewer-veillance Cam leaves the battlefield, it triggers, allowing you to untap Master Transmuter.
- 6Repeat.
Myr Welder + Staff of Domination + Coveted Jewel
- 1Activate Myr Welder using Coveted Jewel's ability by tapping it, adding three mana of any color.
- 2Activate Myr Welder using Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 3Repeat.
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Coveted Jewel + Paradoxical Outcome
- 1Cast Coveted Jewel by paying
due to Heliod. - 2Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding .
- 3Cast Invasion of Arcavios by paying due to Heliod.
- 4When Invasion of Arcavios enters the battlefield, it triggers, searching your library or graveyard for Paradoxical Outcome, if needed, and putting it into your hand.
- 5Cast Paradoxical Outcome by paying due to Heliod, returning Coveted Jewel and Invasion of Arcavios from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
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