Magic: The Gathering

Cryptwailing

Guildpact 47 • uncommon

Set: Guildpact
Collector number: 47
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 3 generic mana black mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Black
Artist: Nick Percival
Market price: $0.13

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Market

What it's worth

$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.11 – $0.23 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon card from the Guildpact set, Cryptwailing serves as a distinct piece of mechanical history within its specific source material. Collectors prize these cards for the way they represent the thematic identity and strategic depth of the set's unique factions.

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What it does

1 generic mana, Exile two creature cards from your graveyard: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

"Piece the tragic notes together and is it not a melody?"— Teysa

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Cryptwailing was released in 2006 as part of the Guildpact set, the second expansion in the Ravnica: City of Guilds block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed to support the Orzhov Syndicate guild, a faction characterized by their obsession with wealth, debt, and the afterlife, reflecting the block's focus on multicolored, guild-themed mechanical synergies.

The card's haunting illustration was crafted by artist Christopher Rush, who was a foundational contributor to the game's early visual identity. His work on Cryptwailing captures the somber, gothic aesthetic of the Orzhov, emphasizing the bridge between the corporeal world and the spectral spirits that the syndicate commands through their cruel legalistic structures.

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About Cryptwailing

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