
Cheapest priced copy (The List): $6.99 at Card Kingdom, near mint, their price list as of .
Cryptic Command 



Instant · Rare · Lorwyn · #56
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Legal inCommanderModernLegacyVintage
Not legal inBrawlStandardPioneerPauper
13 printings · $6.99 to $59.99 at Card Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (To the Crystal Tower) | 29 | Rare | $7.49 | $27.99 |
| Iconic Masters | 48 | Rare | $8.99 | $10.99 |
| Lorwyn | 56 | Rare | $9.49 | $59.99 |
| Modern Masters 2015 | 43 | Rare | $8.99 | $13.99 |
| Modern Masters | 38 | Rare | $8.49 | $14.99 |
| Amonkhet Invocations | 11 | Special | — | $39.99 |
| Magic Player Rewards 2009 | 1 | Rare | — | $19.99 |
| The List | IMA-48 | Rare | $6.99 | — |
| The List | LRW-56 | Rare | $12.99 | — |
| Pro Tour Promos | 2020-1 | Rare | — | $11.99 |
| Secret Lair Drop | 905 | Rare | — | $10.99 |
| Star Trek Commander | 252 | Rare | — | — |
| Star Trek Commander | 435 | Rare | — | — |
2 rulings from Wizards of the Coast
- 17 November 2017You choose both modes as you cast Cryptic Command. You must choose two different modes.
- 17 November 2017Look 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.