The Darkness Crystal 
Legendary Artifact
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Artifact
Black spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile it and you gain 2 life.
, 
: Put target creature card exiled with The Darkness Crystal onto the battlefield tapped under your control with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
Printing details
- Set
- FIN · 335
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Kei Satsuki
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Prices
- €8.08 · $11.70
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €8.48 | €7.29 |
| October 31, 2026 | €8.08 | €7.29 |
| October 29, 2026 | €7.92 | €7.29 |
| October 28, 2026 | €7.68 | €7.29 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €2.75 trend €8.48 30-day avg €7.58 | low €4.96 trend €12.58 30-day avg €12.27 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €7.29 with Zero from €9.66 | NM from €11.68 with Zero from €11.68 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €3.91 | NM from €4.61 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 2026
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Legality
- standard Legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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.
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If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.
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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.
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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.
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The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.