Crystal Shard
The List MRD-159 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MRD-159
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Doug Chaffee
- Market price
- $2.10
What it does
3 generic mana, tap or blue mana, tap: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays 1 generic mana.
The vedalken know it is not of this world, so they know that this world is not the only one.
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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Where it came from
Crystal Shard was originally released in the Mirrodin expansion set in 2003, designed for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set introduced an artifact-heavy theme, reflecting the metallic and mechanical world of Mirrodin, and the card's function aligns with the set's emphasis on blue-aligned utility and bounce mechanics. It was designed to provide players with a repeatable way to protect their creatures or manipulate enter-the-battlefield effects.
The artwork was commissioned from Doug Chaffee, whose contribution captures the crystalline aesthetic integral to the plane of Mirrodin. His illustration centers on the jagged, translucent nature of the shard, emphasizing the cold, precise magic associated with blue mana. The card eventually appeared on The List, a curated selection of reprints integrated into set boosters, which served to increase its accessibility and visibility to newer generations of players.
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