Vault Robber — ruling 1

Once you announce that you’re activating the activated ability, no player may take actions until the ability has been paid for. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove one of your creature cards to stop you from exiling it.

Vault Robber : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Vault Robber 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

, , Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

How it works : Vault Robber

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1February 5, 2021· Wizards of the Coast
Once you announce that you’re activating the activated ability, no player may take actions until the ability has been paid for. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove one of your creature cards to stop you from exiling it.
No other card is named in this ruling.