Crystalline Entity
Star Trek 261 • mythic
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 261
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 8
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- David Álvarez
- Market price
- $99.95
What it's worth
Estimate for a typical copy of Crystalline Entity; condition, printing, and grading move the real number.
Why it matters
This card depicts the Crystalline Entity, a formidable lifeform from *Star Trek: The Next Generation* known for consuming all organic matter on a planet's surface to sustain itself. As a mythic creature in the game, it is highly sought after by collectors for both its striking illustration by David Álvarez and its status as one of the franchise's most enigmatic and dangerous antagonists.
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What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, if you cast it, destroy all nonartifact creatures.
"Ironic, isn't it? That something so unique could care so little for the diversity of life."— Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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