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The Darkness Crystal
Legendary Artifact
TCGplayer market · FIN #96 nonfoil
$4.99 −2.4% −$0.12, 7 days
- 1-year range
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- +21.1%
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- #1,121 Up 45 in 30 days
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The Darkness Crystal Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $4.99, down 2.4% over 7 days, up 21.1% over 30 days, up 18.0% over 90 days.
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The Darkness Crystal in Sealed Products
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The Darkness Crystal Printings & Prices
The Darkness Crystal has 3 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless and prerelease treatments.
FIN #335
PFIN #96s
Sell The Darkness Crystal: Buylist Offers
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| CoolStuffInc | FIN #335 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | PFIN #96s | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FIN #335 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FIN #335 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | FIN #335 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FIN #96 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | FIN #96 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FIN #96 | Foil | |||
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The Darkness Crystal Rules Text & Legality
The Darkness Crystal
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.
The Darkness Crystal is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Future StandardLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- Standard BrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
The Darkness Crystal Rulings
- Jun 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.
- Jun 6, 2025
If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.
- Jun 6, 2025
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.
- Jun 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.
- Jun 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.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
The Darkness Crystal has been reprinted 5 times. The Final Fantasy reprint cut the price 15% in 30 days.
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy · foilFIN #96
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy Promos · Prerelease, foilPFIN #96s
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy · Borderless, foilFIN #335
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy · BorderlessFIN #335
- Jun 13, 2025Final FantasyFIN #96
The Darkness Crystal in Commander
The Darkness Crystal is the #1,121 most-played card on EDHREC, up 45 places over the last 30 days.
#1,121
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 45 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 45 in 30 days
The Darkness Crystal FAQ
How much is The Darkness Crystal worth?
The Darkness Crystal is worth about $4.99 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is The Darkness Crystal legal in Commander?
Yes. The Darkness Crystal is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has The Darkness Crystal been reprinted?
Yes. The Darkness Crystal has been reprinted 5 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is The Darkness Crystal cheap?
The Darkness Crystal trades at about $4.99; 5 reprints keep supply plentiful.
What can I play instead of The Darkness Crystal?
Cards that fill a similar role include Grave Betrayal, Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, Dauthi Voidwalker.
