Crystal Vein

First printed in Mirage (1996)

All 7 prints

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The List (PLST) #MIR-325, 2024
Commander Anthology (CMA) #246, 2017
Commander 2014 (C14) #289, 2014
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #24, 2011
World Championship Decks 2000 (WC00) #jf322, 2000
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #322, 1999
Mirage (MIR) #325, 1996

Crystal Vein

Land

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Legality

Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

MTGO price: 3.35 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 11% of decks (#196)
Lands, Ramp
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 19% of decks (#108)
Lands, Ramp

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

3 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite damage, Infinite landfall triggers: Amulet of Vigor + Crystal Vein + Scaretiller + Viridian Longbow + Voltaic Construct
Infinite damage, Infinite landfall triggers: Crystal Vein + Scaretiller + Tiller Engine + Viridian Longbow + Voltaic Construct
Infinite damage, Infinite landfall triggers: Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Crystal Vein + Scaretiller + Viridian Longbow + Voltaic Construct

Legacy In 4 of 1479 decks (0.3%), most in URG (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.3%

▼ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4

4 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
URG (unclassified)	0.9%	31%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Trumpeting Carnosaur	100%	369.8
Apex Devastator	100%	369.8
Creative Technique	100%	369.8
Sandstone Needle	100%	369.8
Dwarven Ruins	100%	369.8
Throes of Chaos	100%	369.8
Call Forth the Tempest	100%	369.8
Mossfire Valley	100%	369.8
Hickory Woodlot	100%	369.8
Tibalt's Trickery	100%	369.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
URG Spokes in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
URG MandrillMan in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%
URG MandrillMan in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
URG Sean Ulmer in BCDL 29 - Texas	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
URG Spokes, 25 Oct	2 main	#6 5-2
URG Sean Ulmer, 24 Oct	2 main	#31 2-4
URG MandrillMan, 24 Oct	2 main	#22 3-3
URG MandrillMan, 24 Oct	2 main	#7 4-3

Premodern In 4 of 702 decks (0.6%), most in WURG (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.5%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4

4 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.0

in the main deck

Win rate

59%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WURG (unclassified)	1.4%	30%
URG (unclassified)	0.4%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Lotus Petal	100%	31.9
Chromatic Sphere	75%	91.6
Intuition	75%	10.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WURG Mauricio Hidalgo in Kikopen 4	5-2 71%
WURG Vlalutscher in Premodern Challenge 16	4-2 67%
WURG Vlalutscher in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
URG uburdub, 21 Oct	2 main	5-0
WURG Vlalutscher, 9 Oct	4 main	#17 2-3
WURG Vlalutscher, 4 Oct	4 main	#5 4-2
WURG Mauricio Hidalgo, 3 Oct	2 main	#2 5-2

Commander In 651 of 6150 decks (10.6%), most in Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Share of decks

10.6%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

651

651 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

30%

145 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	1%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	0%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	14%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess	2.0%	1%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	1%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.7%	4%
Etali, Primal Conqueror	1.4%	85%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Ancient Tomb	98%	1.1
Lotus Petal	97%	1.1
Mana Vault	97%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	95%	1.0
Mox Diamond	90%	1.0
City of Traitors	88%	2.1
Chrome Mox	87%	1.0
Grim Monolith	74%	2.5
Cavern of Souls	71%	2.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Tim Taranto (Goldsabertooth) in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	6-0 100%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker [Heineken] Fali in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	5-1 83%
Arcum Dagsson Sendoa Cardiel in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	5-1 83%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Ian Flannery in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	4-1 80%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Evan S in cEDH Shuffle Pt.3 Revenge of the Shuffle	4-2 67%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Sasquatch [Bonfire] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-2 67%
Haldan, Avid Arcanist + Pako, Arcane Retriever [150.] m_b in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	4-2 67%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Yutaka Mushimura in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	4-2 67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand DKmiles, 25 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Andrew Roberts, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 1-2
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods John, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 0-1
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools Austin Dye, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 0-1
Rakdos, the Muscle Dylan Tyler, 25 Oct	1 main	#13 1-3
Gyruda, Doom of Depths Brooklyn, 25 Oct	1 main	#13 0-3
Etali, Primal Conqueror Sawyer, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 1-3
Prismari, the Inspiration Austin Qualls, 25 Oct	1 main	#29 0-3

Duel Commander In 14 of 112 decks (12.5%), most in Mono-White (unclassified)

Share of decks

12.5%

▼ 8.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

14

14 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-White (unclassified)	17.0%	21%
WUB (unclassified)	9.8%	9%
BRG (unclassified)	6.3%	57%
WR (unclassified)	5.4%	17%
Mono-Green (unclassified)	3.6%	25%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	1.8%	50%
WUBG (unclassified)	1.8%	50%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	0.9%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Talon Gates of Madara	79%	2.5
City of Traitors	71%	2.7
Urza's Saga	71%	1.5
Scalding Tarn	57%	0.9
Windswept Heath	57%	0.8
Misty Rainforest	57%	0.8
Gemstone Caverns	50%	2.4
Mana Tithe	50%	1.3
Verdant Catacombs	50%	0.8
Polluted Delta	50%	0.8

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG Le_Depite, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
WR Razielman, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUBG Albyz, 25 Oct	1 main	5-0
BRG Le_Depite, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
Mono-Blue AllienWalker, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Damgar, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
Mono-White TVAmaral, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
BRG Le_Depite, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.