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Crystal Shard
SpecialColour IDMV 3
Artifact
, or , : Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays .
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2003-10-02Newest 2019-11-07Cheapest priced $1.49 in PLST
Rulings (1)
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can pay either of the two costs (but not both at the same time) to activate the ability.
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