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◇ Catalog #248

Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul

DIGITAL ONLY

sir·#248·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. John Avon

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,682 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Artifact // Creature — Eldrazi Reflection

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2025-01-24wotc

In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cryptolith Fragment’s last ability checks whether each team’s life total is 10 or less.

2025-01-24wotc

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

2025-01-24wotc

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

2025-01-24

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #248 of *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2023 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Artifact // Creature — Eldrazi Reflection, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Keyword abilities: Deathtouch, Flying, and Transform.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,682 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Avon. Rarix catalogs 1,840 other cards credited to this artist.