The Darkness Crystal

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Legendary Artifact

Black spells you cast cost less to cast. If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile it and you gain 2 life. , : Put target creature card exiled with The Darkness Crystal onto the battlefield tapped under your control with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.

Legalities

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagepaupercommanderbrawl

Rulings (5)

2025-06-06 If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.
2025-06-06 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Darkness Crystal's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
2025-06-06 The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.
2025-06-06 While you control The Darkness Crystal, abilities that trigger whenever a nontoken creature an opponent control dies won't trigger because that card is exiled instead.
2025-06-06 If The Darkness Crystal leaves the battlefield at the same time as one or more nontoken creatures an opponent controls would die, those creature cards will be exiled and you'll gain 2 life for each of them.

Frame: 2015
Promo: Yes
Finish: foil
Rarity: rare
Promo Types: prerelease, datestamped, universesbeyond
Border Color: black
Frame Effects: legendary