Crystacean
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 46 • common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
It loves blending into its environment, ambushing prey, and long scuttles on the beach.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crystacean was released in April 2020 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. Designed as a common blue creature card, it was crafted to support the set's central focus on oversized monsters and the 'mutate' mechanic, which allowed players to evolve their creatures throughout a game. The set drew inspiration from classic kaiju cinema, aiming to capture the aesthetic of giant, mutated beasts battling across a wild, unpredictable landscape.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, who leaned into the aquatic and crystalline theme of the creature. Ejsing intended to convey a sense of durable, biological armor, depicting the crab-like beast with translucent, jagged shells. Upon its release, the card was widely utilized in Limited play formats like Draft and Sealed, where its defensive statistics and cycling ability made it a reliable utility piece for players navigating the high-power environment of Ikoria.
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