The Darkness Crystal (PFIN #96s)
The Darkness Crystal is a rare printing from Final Fantasy Promos (PFIN #96s), a Legendary Artifact. Illustrated by Pablo Mendoza.
Card text
Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile it and you gain 2 life.
{4}{B}{B}, {T}: Put target creature card exiled with The Darkness Crystal onto the battlefield tapped under your control with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{B}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Artifact |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Final Fantasy Promos (PFIN) |
| Collector number | 96s |
| Artist | Pablo Mendoza |
| Released | 2025-06-13 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-20, Scryfall listed this printing at foil $10.68 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- June 6, 2025 — If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.
- June 6, 2025 — The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of black spells you cast.
- June 6, 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.
- June 6, 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.
- June 6, 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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