Very Cryptic Command

Unstable · #49a · rare · EN

$0.96 · Foil $4.87

cheapest of 15 store offers · see all

market $1.66 · Foil $4.87

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

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Draw

Choose two —
• Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
• Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
• Draw a card. If that card's art is by Wayne England, you may reveal it and draw another card.
• Assemble a Contraption.

Artist: Wayne England

Released: 2017-12-08

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $1.66
  • TCGplayer foil: $4.87
  • Cardmarket: €1.08
  • Cardmarket foil: €5.54
  • MTGO tix: 0
$9.52$0.94
231 days of daily prices for Very Cryptic Command: $0.95 to $1.66
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 231 days tracked · $0.95 → $1.66 (+75%) · low $0.94 · high $9.52
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

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
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.96today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$1.08today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.11today
Face To Face GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$1.59today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€1.08today
CardTraderNM · 2 days agoNMregular€1.122 days ago
CardTraderSP · 2 days agoSPregular€2.072 days ago
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$4.87today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$6.00today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€5.54today
CardTraderNM · foil · 2 days agoNMfoil€6.292 days ago
CardTraderMP · foil · 2 days agoMPfoil€6.622 days ago
CardTraderSP · foil · 2 days agoSPfoil€7.122 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$24.79today

Truncated: 1 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 15 in total.

Format legality

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

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 1 list
  • 1 copy tracked

All printings of Very Cryptic Command

USD · low $1.66 · high $2.45

Set#RarityUSD
Unstable#49a · rare49arare$1.66
Unstable#49b · rare49brare$1.97
Unstable#49c · rare49crare$2.45
Unstable#49d · rare49drare$2.25
Unstable#49e · rare49erare$2.01
Unstable#49f · rare49frare$2.00