The Darkness Crystal
PFINFinal Fantasy Promos/#96s/2025RarePromoReprint
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$15.99
Cardmarket€5.85
ManaPool$11.46
TCGplayer$11.04
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$9.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $15.99High $15.99Low $11.99▲ 33.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$11.04TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 5.7%90d▲ 8.8%
90d high
$11.04
90d low
$10.15
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$5.40
Final Fantasy
- Up 5.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $11.04.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
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.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc6 Jun 2025
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.
wotc6 Jun 2025
If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.
wotc6 Jun 2025
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.
wotc6 Jun 2025
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.
wotc6 Jun 2025
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.
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About this card
The Darkness Crystal
The Darkness Crystal is a Legendary Artifact, with mana cost {2}{B}{B} (mana value 4). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $11.04 (up 5.7% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Darkness Crystal FAQ
How much is The Darkness Crystal worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Darkness Crystal is $11.04. It is up 5.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $10.15 to $11.04.
What is the cheapest printing of The Darkness Crystal?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Final Fantasy at $5.40 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of The Darkness Crystal?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Final Fantasy Promos at $11.04 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of The Darkness Crystal are there?
The Darkness Crystal has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was The Darkness Crystal first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PFIN #96s, released 2025-06-13.
Is The Darkness Crystal legal in Commander?
Yes, The Darkness Crystal is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Darkness Crystal legal in Modern?
Yes, The Darkness Crystal is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Darkness Crystal legal in Standard?
Yes, The Darkness Crystal is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.