Cryptic Command
Modern Masters · Rare · Foil · #38 · Current price $19.91
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 $16.56 and $19.91 over the last 90 days, peaking 17 Jul 2026. Now $19.91 — at its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +20.2%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $19.91 (+0.0%, low confidence) — 80% range $19.91 to $20.42
- 14-day: $19.91 (+0.0%, low confidence) — 80% range $19.48 to $21.88
- 30-day: $19.91 (+0.0%, low confidence) — 80% range $17.95 to $24.88
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 4th most expensive.
- Amonkhet Invocations (Foil) — $39.22
- Lorwyn (Foil) — $34.00
- Magic Player Rewards 2009 (Foil) — $21.17
- 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.
- 2003 frame.
- Art by Wayne England.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.