Cryptic Command
Instant
Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}{U}
Mana value: 4
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Printings: 12
Format Legality
Standard
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Commander
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Commander Decks Using Cryptic Command
Used in 7
of 5,546
Commander decks in the MTG Compendium database
(0.1%)
Top Commanders Using Cryptic Command
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1
deck
Vivi Ornitier
1
deck
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
1
deck
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
1
deck
Namor the Sub-Mariner
1
deck
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
1
deck
Marneus Calgar
1
deck
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Commander:
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
#9
Marneus Calgar
Commander:
Marneus Calgar
#13
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Commander:
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
#14
Vivi Ornitier
Commander:
Vivi Ornitier
#25
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Commander:
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
#25
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Commander:
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
#28
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Commander:
Namor the Sub-Mariner
#74
Printings
Secret Lair Drop
· #905
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· #38
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