---
name: "Sapphire Medallion"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "296"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "f1ef5698-14bd-42bf-aae5-2870699e4186"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sapphire-medallion-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sapphire Medallion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kefnet's Monument](/printing/kefnets-monument-akh.md) — Legendary Artifact
2. [Lapis Lazuli Talisman](/printing/lapis-lazuli-talisman-ice.md) — Artifact
3. [Pearl Medallion](/printing/pearl-medallion-mh3.md) — Artifact
4. [Helm of Awakening](/printing/helm-of-awakening-dmr.md) — Artifact
5. [Jet Medallion](/printing/jet-medallion-mh3.md) — Artifact
6. [Stone Calendar](/printing/stone-calendar-me1.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #296
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2023-07-28)* If a spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you choose the value of X before calculating the spell's total cost.
- *(2023-07-28)* If there are additional costs to cast a spell, or if the cost to cast a spell is increased by an effect (such as the one created by Thalia, Guardian of Thraben's ability), apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
- *(2023-07-28)* The ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
- *(2023-07-28)* The cost reduction can apply to alternative costs such as flashback costs.
- *(2023-07-28)* The ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost.