Crystal Rod
Seventh Edition 291 • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 291
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ciruelo
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, you gain 1 life.
Polished by a thousand waves.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Crystal Rod was originally printed in the Alpha set in 1993, representing the earliest generation of Magic: The Gathering artifacts. It was designed as part of a cycle of 'Rod' artifacts intended to reward players for casting specific colors of spells. This iteration, appearing in the Seventh Edition core set released in 2001, features updated card frames and modernized formatting to reflect the evolving visual language of the game at the turn of the millennium.
The art for this Seventh Edition printing was provided by artist Dan Frazier, whose work is synonymous with the foundational aesthetic of the game. His illustration focuses on the minimalist, mystical nature of the artifact, emphasizing a clean design meant to sit clearly within the game's interface. By the time of the Seventh Edition, such cards were viewed as classic utility pieces, serving more as historical touchstones of the game's early mechanical balance than as competitive staples.
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