Magic: The Gathering

Crystal Ball

Commander 2018 201 • uncommon

Set: Commander 2018
Collector number: 201
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Ron Spencer
Market price: $0.53

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Market

What it's worth

$0.53market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.43 – $0.54 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon artifact, this card provides a consistent way to curate your library by scrying whenever you tap it. Collectors value this piece for the strategic advantage it offers in smoothing out card selection during the flow of a game.

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Card face

What it does

1 generic mana, tap: Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

It glints with arcane truths to those who know how to glimpse them.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Crystal Ball was originally printed in the 2010 set Magic 2011, serving as a tactical artifact that allows players to scry. Its inclusion in the Commander 2018 set, specifically within the Exquisite Invention deck, marked its reintroduction to the popular multiplayer format. This reprint aimed to provide players with a reliable utility card to manipulate their library, fitting perfectly into the deck's focus on artifact-based synergy and controlled play.

The artwork for this specific printing was created by artist Volkan Baga. Baga is known for his detailed, classical approach to fantasy illustration, and for this piece, he aimed to capture the mystical, predictive nature of a fortune teller's tool. The design utilizes deep blues and glowing focal points to convey a sense of arcane focus, aligning with the card's function of looking into the future of the player's deck to filter potential draws.

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Other printings

Every version of this card

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About

About Crystal Ball

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