Sets / Magic Player Rewards 2009
Cryptic Command
Magic Player Rewards 2009 · Rare · Foil · #1 · Current price $21.17
The card
{1}{U}{U}{U} · Instant
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Price history
Traded between $20.48 and $21.05 over the last 90 days, peaking 21 Aug 2026. Now $21.17 — above its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +1.9%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $20.90 (+0.2%, low confidence) — 80% range $20.29 to $21.54
- 14-day: $20.93 (+0.3%, low confidence) — 80% range $19.83 to $21.97
- 30-day: $21.01 (+0.7%, low confidence) — 80% range $19.10 to $23.16
Why this forecast
- active buyout (+67% recent) - momentum/overshoot risk, don't trust calm forecast
Other printings
Cryptic Command has 16 printings tracked here; this is the 3rd most expensive.
- Amonkhet Invocations (Foil) — $39.22
- Lorwyn (Foil) — $34.00
- Modern Masters (Foil) — $19.91
- Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (Foil) — $18.09
- Modern Masters 2015 (Foil) — $10.16
- Iconic Masters (Foil) — $8.74
- Iconic Masters — $8.21
- Pro Tour Promos (Foil) — $7.56
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 1614 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- A promotional printing.
- Full-art treatment.
- Textless treatment.
- 2003 frame.
- Art by Wayne England.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.