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Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul
Card Information
Type (Front): Artifact
Type (Back): Creature — Eldrazi Reflection
Mana Cost (Front): 3
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Innistrad Remastered (INR)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 260
Oracle Text
Cryptolith Fragment
This artifact enters tapped. {T}: 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
Flying, deathtouch Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 3 life.
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Card Rulings
- January 24, 2025
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cryptolith Fragment’s last ability checks whether each team’s life total is 10 or less.
Source: wotc - January 24, 2025
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cryptolith Fragment’s mana ability causes each player to lose 1 life, so each team loses 2 life.
Source: wotc - January 24, 2025
Cryptolith Fragment’s second ability is a mana ability. Players can’t respond to it or to the loss of life it causes.
Source: wotc - January 24, 2025
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.
Source: wotc - January 24, 2025
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.
Source: wotc
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