The Darkness Crystal
~$4.17 low · ~$17.60 high
Black. Legendary Artifact
Final Fantasy #96 · Illustrated by Pablo Mendoza
Final Fantasy #96 · Illustrated by Pablo MendozaWhat is The Darkness Crystal worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
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.
Format legality
All 3 printings of The Darkness Crystal
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Final Fantasy fin #96· 2025rare· Cardmarket €3.25 · €4.26 foil | rare | $4.17 | $6.15 | €3.25€4.26 foil | |
 Final Fantasy fin #335· 2025Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €6.96 · €11.85 foil | rare | $11.22 | $17.60 | €6.96€11.85 foil | |
 Final Fantasy Promos pfin #96s· 2025Promorare· Cardmarket €5.76 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $10.54 | €5.76 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2025
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #1,156 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Pablo Mendoza, Kei Satsuki
Rulings (5)
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.
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
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
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.
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