Cryptic Command
Modern Masters 38 • rare
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $7.50
What it does
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cryptic Command was first introduced in the 2007 Magic: The Gathering expansion Lorwyn. Designed by Aaron Forsythe and the development team, the card was created to serve as a versatile, high-impact blue control spell, offering players the flexibility to choose two of four powerful effects. Its mechanical design embodied the essence of blue-aligned gameplay by emphasizing decision-making and interaction, quickly cementing its status as a staple in various constructed formats.
The version from the Modern Masters set, released in 2013, features artwork by Wayne England. This reprint was part of a landmark set designed to provide players with access to essential, high-utility cards that had become difficult to acquire. England's illustration, which depicts a cloaked figure weaving complex arcane energy, became iconic for capturing the card's multifaceted nature and has since become one of the most recognizable pieces of art associated with the card's long-standing competitive legacy.
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