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The Darkness Crystal

{2}{B}{B}

Legendary Artifact

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Promo
Prerelease
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 84
Illustrator
Pablo Mendoza
Found in
Final Fantasy Prerelease Pack
Printings3Combos17EDHREC rank#1,233
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile it and you gain 2 life. {4}{B}{B}, {T}: Put target creature card exiled with The Darkness Crystal onto the battlefield tapped under your control with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
Plays as:
Graveyard HateCost Reducer
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil+2.5%
$10.25
$8.90 low$0.90 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$5.41· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

5 · latest Jun 6, 2025
  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If The Darkness Crystal leaves the battlefield at the same time as one or more nontoken creatures an opponent controls would die, those creature cards will be exiled and you'll gain 2 life for each of them.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Darkness Crystal's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    While you control The Darkness Crystal, abilities that trigger whenever a nontoken creature an opponent control dies won't trigger because that card is exiled instead.