Card

Crystal Shard

Mana cost {3}

Artifact

{3}, {T} or {U}, {T}: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays {1}.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 29 known combos. 1 official ruling.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Uncommon · MRD · #159
Cheapest printing
€0.46
EDHREC salt
0.33
Color identity
Blue

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

29 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast
    You can pay either of the two costs (but not both at the same time) to activate the ability.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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