The Water Crystal is a rare Legendary Artifact from FIN (FIN) costing {2}{U}{U}. Current price: $6.88 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
The Water Crystal
Legendary Artifact
Card Text
Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill that many cards plus four instead. {4}{U}{U}, {T}: Each opponent mills cards equal to the number of cards in your hand.
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The Water Crystal is a Legendary Artifact card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill that many cards plus four instead. {4}{U}{U}, {T}: Each opponent mills cards equal to the number of cards in your hand."
The Water Crystal has a mana cost of {2}{U}{U}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
The Water Crystal's mana cost of {2}{U}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
The Water Crystal has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
The Water Crystal's current oracle text is: "Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill that many cards plus four instead. {4}{U}{U}, {T}: Each opponent mills cards equal to the number of cards in your hand."
The current market price for The Water Crystal is approximately $6.88 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $7.34 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €4.13 EUR.
You can purchase The Water Crystal from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
The Water Crystal normal: $6.88 | foil: $7.34
The Water Crystal is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
The Water Crystal is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
The Water Crystal is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
The Water Crystal is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
The Water Crystal is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
The Water Crystal is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for The Water Crystal in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of The Water Crystal is from FIN (FIN), with collector number 333.
The Water Crystal may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
The Water Crystal is a rare card in FIN.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
The Water Crystal was illustrated by Makura Tami.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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