The Darkness Crystal
Legendary Artifact · 
The Darkness Crystal is part of 22 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Rakdos, the Muscle and Priest of Gix.
The Darkness Crystal
Legendary Artifact
Black spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile it and you gain 2 life.
, 
: Put target creature card exiled with The Darkness Crystal onto the battlefield tapped under your control with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
- Mana value
- 4
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join The Darkness Crystal across all of its 22 combos.
Roles in combos
What The Darkness Crystal provides to the combos it is part of.
- Cost Reducer - Spells
Combos with The Darkness Crystal
22 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Oathsworn Vampire
Phyrexian Altar
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Greedy Freebooter
Shambling Ghast
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Pontiff of Blight
Mourning
The Darkness Crystal
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Patron of the Arts
The Darkness Crystal
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Blasting Station
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Bloodthrone Vampire
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Spawning Pit
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite charge counters on a permanent
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite damage
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
The Darkness Crystal
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Umbral Collar Zealot
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite surveil
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
The Darkness Crystal
Phantom Train
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Woe Strider
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Viscera Seer
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Carrion Feeder
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Bloodflow Connoisseur
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Goblin Bombardment
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Altar of Dementia
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite self-mill
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: R, W, B
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
The Darkness Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Blood tokens
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
