Cryptic Command
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2017-11-17
You choose both modes as you cast Cryptic Command. You must choose two different modes.
- 2017-11-17
Look at both chosen modes to determine how many targets Cryptic Command has, if any. If it has at least one target, and all its targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, then it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. For example, if you choose the second and fourth modes, and the permanent is an illegal target when Cryptic Command tries to resolve, you won’t draw a card.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Cryptic Command, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer | 1 | 0 | — |
| Kotis, the Fangkeeper | 1 | 0 | — |
| Maelstrom Wanderer | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Sultai 1 deck
- Izzet 1 deck
- Temur 1 deck
Cryptic Command price history
The Iconic Masters #48 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $7.27 | $8.70 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $7.30 | $8.70 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $7.41 | $8.70 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $7.60 | $8.70 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $7.58 | $8.70 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $7.61 | $8.70 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $7.69 | $8.70 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $7.57 | $8.70 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $7.92 | $8.70 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $7.94 | $8.69 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $7.97 | $8.69 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $7.98 | $8.73 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $7.78 | $8.73 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $8.10 | $8.73 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $7.75 | $8.73 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $8.45 | $8.73 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $8.35 | $8.73 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $8.53 | $8.73 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $8.53 | $8.74 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $8.44 | $8.74 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Cryptic Command
11 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Borderless
Secret Lair Drop
- Foil
- $7.73
Inverted
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages
- Normal
- $4.67
- Foil
- $17.96
- Normal
- $3.94
- Normal
- $7.36
Promo
Pro Tour Promos
- Foil
- $8.01
- Normal
- $7.27
- Foil
- $8.70
Borderless
- Foil
- $34.59
- Normal
- $7.83
- Foil
- $10.38
- Normal
- $7.50
- Foil
- $16.56
Full Art
Magic Player Rewards 2009
- Foil
- $21.59
- Normal
- $7.12
- Foil
- $36.41
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Cryptic Command. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
