Auric Shards (3)

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Name	Auric Shards (3)
Type	Illusionist instant - aura
Description	When this enters the arena, up to 1 target attack with fragment gets +1POWER. If this has a holo counter, instead the attack gets +2POWER. Ward 1 (If you would be dealt damage, destroy this to prevent 1 of that damage.)
Set	Omens of the Third Age #OMN029
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About Auric Shards (3)

Auric Shards (3), Illusionist instant - aura, designed by None first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Omens of the Third Age.

Auric Shards (3) fits best in an Illusionist deck that consistently creates and attacks with **Fragment** auras—most likely an Aurora or Enigma-style Illusionist build that floods the board with spectral or aura-based attacks and wants cheap, repeatable power buffs to push breakpoints; its value comes from being a 1-cost aura that can stick around with Ward 1 while modestly increasing damage, and it becomes meaningfully better if your deck reliably generates holo counters to turn the +1 into +2. However, compared to stronger Illusionist staples that either generate additional auras, create multiple threats, or provide broader power scaling (such as high-impact aura generators or cards that grant go again, dominate, or wide buffs), Auric Shards is relatively low impact and conditional, making it more of a synergy filler than a core engine piece. Competitive lists will likely prefer cards that either create immediate pressure or scale harder across multiple attacks, so while Auric Shards