Cryptic Command

Lorwyn · #56 · rare · EN

$4.72 · Foil €13.16

cheapest of 40 store offers · see all

market $7.25 · Foil $36.41

Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}{U}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Removal, Draw, Counterspell, Land Removal

Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.

Artist: Wayne England

Released: 2007-10-12

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $7.25
  • TCGplayer foil: $36.41
  • Cardmarket: €5.42
  • Cardmarket foil: €25.48
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$50.00$6.75
234 days of daily prices for Cryptic Command: $7.41 to $7.25
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 234 days tracked · $7.41 → $7.25 (-2%) · low $6.75 · high $50.00
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Lorwyn #56) in 9 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$4.72today
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$5.01today
HFX GamesMP · 7 days agoMPregularCA$7.177 days ago
The Comic HunterNM · yesterdayNMregularCA$7.36yesterday
Top Tier Board GamesHP · todayHPregular$5.52today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$5.55today
CardTraderMP · todayMPregular€5.07today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€5.45today
CardTraderHP · todayHPregular€5.53today
CardTraderSP · todaySPregular€5.69today
Face To Face GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$9.59today
CardTraderNM · todayNMregular€6.12today
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$7.00today
CardTraderHP · foil · todayHPfoil€13.16today
CardTraderMP · foil · todayMPfoil€18.07today
401 GamesHP · foil · todayHPfoilCA$36.00today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€24.41today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$28.00today
CardTraderSP · foil · todaySPfoil€29.40today
Mana MarketNM · foil · 3 days agoNMfoil52.25 AUD3 days ago
401 GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$54.00today
Face To Face GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$63.74today
CardTraderNM · foil · todayNMfoil€87.73today

Truncated: 17 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 40 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 12 lists
  • 13 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Cryptic Command

USD · low $3.01 · high $34.75

Set#RarityUSD
Star Trek Art Series#45 · common45common—
Star Trek Commander#435 · rare435rare$3.01
Star Trek Commander#252 · rare252rare—
Secret Lair Drop#905 · rare905rare$8.17 foil
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages#29 · rare29rare$5.09
The List#IMA-48 · rareIMA-48rare$3.79
The List#LRW-56 · rareLRW-56rare$7.28
Pro Tour Promos#2020-1 · rare2020-1rare$8.44 foil
Iconic Masters#48 · rare48rare$7.60
Amonkhet Invocations#11 · special11special$34.75 foil
Modern Masters 2015#43 · rare43rare$7.39
Modern Masters#38 · rare38rare$7.32
Magic Online Promos#31447 · rare31447rare—
Magic Player Rewards 2009#1 · rare1rare$21.79 foil
Lorwyn#56 · rare56rare$7.25