The Wind Crystal
Legendary Artifact
White spells you cast cost less to cast.
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
, : Creatures you control gain flying and lifelink until end of turn.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
#896 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
Selling The Wind Crystal?
We pay 50% of a card's market value in cash, or 70% in store credit, for cards worth more than $1. For the cheapest printing of The Wind Crystal, that's about $3.94 cash or $5.51 in credit.
All 3 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy FIN | 43 | Jun 2025 | $7.87 | $8.49 |
| Final Fantasy FIN | 330 | Jun 2025 | $14.25 | $15.80 |
| Final Fantasy Promos PFIN | 43s | Jun 2025 | – | $14.98 |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Rulings
In the rare case where you control two of The Wind Crystal, life you gain is multiplied by four. Three of The Wind Crystal means life you gain is multiplied by eight, and so on.
If an effect would set your life total to a specific number that's higher than your current life total, that effect causes you to gain life equal to the difference. The Wind Crystal will then double the amount of life that effect would cause you to gain. For example, if you have 3 life and an effect says that your life total "becomes 10," you would gain 7 life which The Wind Crystal doubles to 14, so your life total will actually become 17.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause The Wind Crystal's second ability to apply, even though it will cause your team's life total to increase.
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Wind Crystal's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the total cost of white spells you cast.
Card text, images and rulings from Scryfall. Magic: The Gathering and its card names, text and art are property of Wizards of the Coast.