Cryptic Command

Modern Masters 2015 · #43 · rare · EN

$4.75 · Foil $7.45

cheapest of 36 store offers · see all

market $7.39 · Foil $9.90

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: 2015-05-22

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $7.39
  • TCGplayer foil: $9.90
  • Cardmarket: €4.34
  • Cardmarket foil: €7.11
  • MTGO tix: 0.17
$10.38$5.10
234 days of daily prices for Cryptic Command: $5.46 to $7.39
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 234 days tracked · $5.46 → $7.39 (+35%) · low $5.10 · high $10.38
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Modern Masters 2015 #43) in 8 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
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$4.75today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$4.89today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€4.50today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$5.24today
The Comic HunterNM · 4 days agoNMregularCA$7.784 days ago
CardTraderSP · todaySPregular€5.04today
CardTraderMP · todayMPregular€5.19today
Everything GamesMP · 10 days agoMPregularCA$8.5010 days ago
CardTraderHP · todayHPregular€5.38today
HFX GamesSP · 2 days agoSPregularCA$8.922 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$6.29today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$7.45today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$7.46today
CardTraderNM · foil · todayNMfoil€7.14today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€7.23today
Face To Face GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$12.74today
CardTraderSP · foil · todaySPfoil€8.71today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$9.74today
CardTraderMP · foil · todayMPfoil€9.13today

Truncated: 17 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 36 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 9 lists
  • 17 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