Very Cryptic Command

Unstable · #49b · rare · EN

$1.19 · Foil €3.83

cheapest of 16 store offers · see all

market $1.97 · Foil $4.26

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

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Draw, Recursion

Choose two —
• Untap two target permanents.
• Tap each permanent target player controls with exactly one word in its name.
• Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
• Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Artist: Zoltan Boros

Released: 2017-12-08

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $1.97
  • Cardmarket foil (converted): $4.26
  • Cardmarket: €1.42
  • Cardmarket foil: €3.83
  • MTGO tix: 0
$7.99$1.47
231 days of daily prices for Very Cryptic Command: $1.51 to $1.97
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 231 days tracked · $1.51 → $1.97 (+30%) · low $1.47 · high $7.99
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
Card KingdomSP · 3 days agoSPregular$1.193 days ago
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.26today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$1.28today
Card KingdomNM · 3 days agoNMregular$1.493 days ago
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€1.42today
CardTraderDM · 2 days agoDMregular€1.662 days ago
MTG MexicoSP · 3 days agoSPregular37.00 MXN3 days ago
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€3.83today
CardTraderSP · foil · 2 days agoSPfoil€4.112 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$6.18today
CardTraderNM · foil · 2 days agoNMfoil€9.172 days ago

Truncated: 5 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 16 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

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