Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul
Artifact // Creature — Eldrazi Reflection
Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul
Artifact // Creature — Eldrazi Reflection
Card Text
Cryptolith Fragment
Artifact
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color. Each player loses 1 life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if each player has 10 or less life, transform this artifact.
Aurora of Emrakul
Creature — Eldrazi Reflection
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 3 life.
"I felt compelled to take the twisted stone, and I abandoned my horse's burden to accommodate its weight. Now, its continued glow illuminates my home and warms my mind." —Garner Kroft, Moorland farmer
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Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- EDHREC Rank
- #4,597
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (14)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) | #260 | uncommon | en | John Avon | $0.19 | $0.18 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) | #472 | uncommon | en | John Avon | $0.28 | $0.45 |
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) | #248 | uncommon | en | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | en | John Avon | $0.33 | $2.54 |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | de | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | es | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | fr | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | it | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | ja | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | ko | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | pt | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | ru | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | zhs | John Avon | — | — |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #193 | uncommon | zht | John Avon | — | — |
Official Rulings (5)
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cryptolith Fragment’s mana ability causes each player to lose 1 life, so each team loses 2 life.
Cryptolith Fragment’s second ability is a mana ability. Players can’t respond to it or to the loss of life it causes.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Aurora of Emrakul’s last ability causes each opponent to lose 3 life, so the opposing team loses a total of 6 life.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cryptolith Fragment’s last ability checks whether each team’s life total is 10 or less.
If any player has 11 or more life as your upkeep begins, Cryptolith Fragment’s last ability doesn’t trigger. If any player has 11 or more life as the ability resolves, the ability has no effect.
Card Faces
Cryptolith Fragment
Artifact
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color. Each player loses 1 life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if each player has 10 or less life, transform this artifact.
Aurora of Emrakul
Creature — Eldrazi Reflection
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 3 life.
"I felt compelled to take the twisted stone, and I abandoned my horse's burden to accommodate its weight. Now, its continued glow illuminates my home and warms my mind." —Garner Kroft, Moorland farmer
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