Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul

Magic: The GatheringInnistrad Remastered#472
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Card type
Artifact
Rarity
Uncommon
Indicative price
0.30 € · ★ 0.69 € · 0.35 $ · ★ 0.52 $
Mana value
3
Colour
Colourless

Card text

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.

Format legality

  • BrawlLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • CompetitivebrawlLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • VintageLegal

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Printing information

Illustrator
John Avon
Card language
English
Release date
2025-01-24

Aurora of Emrakul

Creature — Eldrazi Reflection

Flying, deathtouch Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 3 life.

Power
1
Toughness
4

Rulings

Cryptolith Fragment’s second ability is a mana ability. Players can’t respond to it or to the loss of life it causes.

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.

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.

In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cryptolith Fragment’s mana ability causes each player to lose 1 life, so each team loses 2 life.

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