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◇ Catalog #21

Cryptic Trilobite

c20·#21·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Leesha Hannigan

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '20

6 yr ago

Value

$2.83+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.89 · low $1.73

NM$1.83

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.69–$1.93modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.34low $0.79range 196.2%n 48

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,899 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$1.83

Gameplay

Creature — Trilobite

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities. {1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

0/0

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2020-04-17wotc

You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.

2020-04-17wotc

A mana cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Cryptic Trilobite.

2020-04-17wotc

Activated abilities contain a colon, such as Cryptic Trilobite’s activated mana ability and its last activated ability. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.83. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.79 and $2.34 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C20 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #21 of *Commander 2020*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2020 Commander 2020 release.

Card type: Creature — Trilobite, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X}{X} (0 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,899 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Leesha Hannigan. Rarix catalogs 53 other cards credited to this artist.