Crystal Vein
Mirage 325 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 325
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
- Market price
- $9.21
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
tap, Sacrifice this land: Add colorless mana colorless mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crystal Vein was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Mirage served as the first set in a block that emphasized a tropical, desert-themed aesthetic, moving away from the more traditional European fantasy motifs that defined earlier sets. The card was designed as a land resource that offered players a flexible, albeit temporary, mana boost, reflecting the set's broader mechanical focus on resource management and trade-offs.
The artwork for Crystal Vein was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, who was a prominent contributor during the game's formative years. Maddocks utilized his signature style to depict the titular crystalline structure, aiming to convey a sense of volatile, magical geological formation. Upon its release, the card was generally viewed as a specialized utility tool for decks that needed rapid mana acceleration to cast high-cost spells, eventually securing its place as a staple in various budget-friendly and combo-oriented formats due to its unique sacrificial property.
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