Crystal Shard
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Type
- Artifact
- Set
- Mirrodin #159 (uncommon)
- Price
- $1.51 USD
{3}, {T} or {U}, {T}: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays {1}.
Crystal Shard has 3 printings, first in Mirrodin (2003). EDHREC ranks it #6,230 among Commander cards. It appears most in Maelstrom Wanderer decks (2,259 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Crystal Shard most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Maelstrom Wanderer: 2,259 decks
- Averna, the Chaos Bloom: 1,184 decks
- Beluna Grandsquall // Seek Thrills: 978 decks
- Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer: 922 decks
- Etrata, the Silencer: 905 decks
- Gorion, Wise Mentor: 767 decks
- Inalla, Archmage Ritualist: 717 decks
- Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath: 574 decks
Often played with Crystal Shard
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
- Erratic Portal
- Demonspine Whip
- Portal of Sanctuary
- Shepherd of the Flock
- Oakhame Ranger
- Mysterious Pathlighter
- Blessed Hippogriff
- Regal Leosaur
- Guardian Naga
- Threadbind Clique
Rulings
- : You can pay either of the two costs (but not both at the same time) to activate the ability.