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◇ Catalog #905

Cryptic Command

sld·#905·rare·borderless

Illus. Alexander Khabbazi

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Oct '25

10 mo ago

Value

$5.05+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.23 · low $4.76

NM$5.05

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.67–$5.33modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.58low $5.05range 10.5%n 61

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,652 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$5.05

Gameplay

Instant

Choose two — • Counter target spell. • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Tap all creatures your opponents control. • Draw a card.

Predict the future, survey the past, then choose wisely thy spell to cast.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2017-11-17wotc

You choose both modes as you cast Cryptic Command. You must choose two different modes.

2017-11-17wotc

Look 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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.05. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $5.05 and $5.58 across 61 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #905 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}{U} (4 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,652 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Alexander Khabbazi. Rarix catalogs 13 other cards credited to this artist.