wotc
Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #422
Cryptex
mkm·#422·rare·extended_art
Illus. Yeong-Hao Han
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Feb '24
2 yr ago
Value
$0.11+$0 (+76.9%)
30 days high $0.23 · low $0.13
Volatility · high
EUR€0.20TIX0.02 tixUSD$0.11
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #20,241 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
{T}, Collect evidence 3: Add one mana of any color. Put an unlock counter on this artifact. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)
Sacrifice this artifact: Surveil 3, then draw three cards. Activate only if this artifact has five or more unlock counters on it.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Cryptex's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
wotc
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Yeong-Hao Han
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