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Crystal Shard

Crystal Shard

Artifact

Oracle text

, or , : Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays .

The vedalken know it is not of this world, so they know that this world is not the only one.

Illustrated by Doug Chaffee

Released on October 2, 2003

Tags

activated ability blue effect bounce cycle cycle mrd shard cycle mrd shard removal removal bounce removal creature removal creature repeatable crime repeatable removal rhystic spot removal tax

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitivebrawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Oldschool
Paupercommander
Penny
PreDH
Premodern
Tlr

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

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