Savai Crystal
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Cycling 
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #12730
Savai Crystal is a three-mana rock that taps for one of three colors and cycles itself later for two mana — serviceable fixing that replaces itself when it's no longer needed. It's fine in budget or tri-color decks that need filler, but anything with access to Arcane Signet or two-mana rocks has no reason to run it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Savai Crystal is a Commander card through and through — the cycling clause matters most in a 100-card singleton format where the late-game dead draw is a real cost. In competitive Commander it doesn't make the cut at three mana, but in casual Mardu, Jeskai, or any Abzan shell on a budget it fills a role. Outside Commander, the card simply doesn't compete: Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer all have mana bases so efficient that a three-mana do-little rock is never the answer. Oathbreaker is the one other context where it's passable, again strictly on budget grounds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Savai Crystal is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. It won't lose value because it has almost none to lose, so there's no financial reason to hesitate picking one up for a budget build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.