Crystal Vein
Commander 2014 289 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Collector number
- 289
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
- Market price
- $7.42
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 originally introduced in the 1996 Mirage set as a utility land capable of sacrificing itself to provide colorless mana acceleration. The card was designed to offer players a high-risk, high-reward resource management tool, balancing immediate tempo advantages against the loss of a permanent land slot. Its functional role in Magic: The Gathering has remained consistent, frequently appearing in decks that prioritize explosive starts or require temporary boosts to cast high-mana threats.
The version included in the 2014 Commander product featured updated art by Yeong-Hao Han, who brought a more modern, illustrative aesthetic to the classic design. Within the context of the Commander format, the card serves as a staple for strategies that can recover lands from the graveyard or those that rely on temporary bursts of speed to overwhelm opponents. The 2014 release served to ensure the card remained accessible to a new generation of players who had not been active during its original print run.
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