Crystal Vein #246/320 Magic The Gathering Commander Anthology Raw

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Set:  Commander Anthology

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Rarity: Uncommon

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Year: 1997

Illustrator:  Pat Lewis

Crystal Vein is a versatile and efficient land card from the Commander Anthology (CMA) set, offering mana flexibility for any Commander deck. As an Uncommon land, it provides players with a simple yet powerful mana acceleration option. By tapping Crystal Vein, you can add one colorless mana ({C}) to your mana pool—perfect for casting artifact-heavy or colorless strategies. For an additional investment, you can sacrifice the land after tapping it to generate two colorless mana ({C}{C}), effectively doubling your mana output at the cost of the card. This makes it especially valuable in decks that rely on high-cost spells or need burst mana for critical turns

Originally illustrated by Pat Lewis, Crystal Vein features classic fantasy artwork depicting a luminous mineral formation embedded in stone, glowing with arcane energy. While it doesn’t produce colored mana, its ability to generate surplus colorless mana makes it a staple in artifact decks, Eldrazi strategies, and any build utilizing powerful colorless threats like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger or Wurmcoil Engine. Its inclusion in the Commander Anthology—a curated collection of four preconstructed Commander decks—makes it accessible to players looking to enhance their decks with efficient utility lands.

Though not legal in formats like Standard or Modern, Crystal Vein is legal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage, ensuring its relevance in eternal formats where mana ramp and consistency are key

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