Crystal Rod
Fourth Edition 311 • uncommon
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 311
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, you gain 1 life.
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 first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the game's earliest foray into artifact design. As one of the original five 'boon' artifacts, it was mechanically intended to reward players for casting spells of a specific color, in this case white, by allowing them to gain life. The card serves as a quintessential example of the game's initial mechanical landscape, where artifacts were often tied to narrow, color-aligned trigger conditions.
The artwork for the Fourth Edition printing retains the original illustration by Dan Frazier. Frazier was one of the foundational artists for the game, known for his clean, iconic depictions of magical objects that helped establish the visual identity of early Magic sets. The Fourth Edition release in 1995 sought to consolidate and reprint key cards from earlier expansions, and the Crystal Rod remained a recognizable, if modest, staple of that collection, reflecting the design philosophy of a formative era in trading card history.
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