Crystal Golem
~$0.25 TCGplayer
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Golem
Mirage #298 · Illustrated by Mike Dringenberg
Mirage #298 · Illustrated by Mike DringenbergWhat is Crystal Golem worth?
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Oracle text
At the beginning of your end step, this creature phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before you untap during your next untap step.)
3/3
"Once, a wealthy king commissioned an artificial creature to be crafted from the royal treasury, thinking it a clever ploy to have the jewels guard themselves." —Azeworai, "The Golem's Wish"
Format legality
The only printing of Crystal Golem
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #298· 1996uncommon· Cardmarket €0.14 | uncommon | $0.25 | €0.14 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #28,644 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#298).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Crystal Golem, read from the Mirage printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Crystal Golem. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact and Creature are the card types. Golem is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 3/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Mike Dringenberg. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirage. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Mike Dringenberg, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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