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The Water Crystal
LEGENDARY ARTIFACT Rare
Final Fantasy EDHREC #1,548
$3.87
-8.3%
7 days
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The Water Crystal price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $3.87.
The Water Crystal Price Summary
The Water Crystal's current headline price is $3.87.
The Water Crystal Printings & Prices
3 printings
The Water Crystal has 3 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless and prerelease treatments.
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Sell The Water Crystal: Buylist Offers
9 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PFIN #85s | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | FIN #333 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | FIN #333 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | FIN #333 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | FIN #85 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | FIN #85 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | FIN #333 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | FIN #85 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | FIN #85 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
The Water Crystal Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill that many cards plus four instead.
{4}{U}{U}, {T}: Each opponent mills cards equal to the number of cards in your hand.
The Water Crystal is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
standard
Legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
The Water Crystal Rulings
5 most recent
- Jun 6, 2025 If an opponent is instructed to put a card into their graveyard without using the word "mill," The Water Crystal's second ability doesn't apply.
- Jun 6, 2025 In the rare case where you control two of The Water Crystal, each opponent mills eight more cards than originally instructed. If you control three, your opponents mill twelve more, and so on.
- Jun 6, 2025 Some older cards have received errata to instruct a player to mill cards rather than to put the top cards of their library into their graveyard. Use the Oracle™ card reference at Gatherer.Wizards.com to determine whether a specific card has received such errata. As a rule of thumb, if an effect instructs a player to look at or reveal a card before it's put into its owner's graveyard, it's unlikely to have received errata.
- Jun 6, 2025 The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of blue 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 Water 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.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
5 printings
The Water Crystal has been reprinted 5 times. The Final Fantasy reprint cut the price 23% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN #333 | 2025-06-13 | Rare | Borderless | — | — | — | — |
| FIN #85 | 2025-06-13 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| FIN #85 | 2025-06-13 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| FIN #333 | 2025-06-13 | Rare | Borderless | — | — | — | — |
| PFIN #85s | 2025-06-13 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — | — | — |
PFIN #85s The Water Crystal in Commander
The Water Crystal is the #1,548 most-played card on EDHREC, up 169 places over the last 30 days.
The Water Crystal FAQ
How much is The Water Crystal worth?
The Water Crystal is worth about $3.87 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is The Water Crystal legal in Commander?
Yes — The Water Crystal is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has The Water Crystal been reprinted?
Yes — The Water Crystal has been reprinted 5 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is The Water Crystal cheap?
The Water Crystal trades at about $3.87 — 5 reprints keep supply plentiful.