Cryptic Trilobite
c20Commander 2020#21rare
Legal in 6 of 23 formats
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Oracle text
Creature — Trilobite
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add 
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
, 
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
P/T0/0
Ability breakdown
Abilities
StaticThis creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
ActivatedRemove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add . Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.Activated, : Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.Rulings
- WotCApr 17, 2020
A mana cost of
means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay 
to cast Cryptic Trilobite. - WotCApr 17, 2020
Activated abilities contain a colon, such as Cryptic Trilobite’s activated mana ability and its last activated ability. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
- WotCApr 17, 2020
You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.
Why you'd run this
Plays as
Counter PayoffCounter PlacerMana SinkX Spell
Combos
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Leesha Hannigan
Market & price history
Reference & links
Card details
- Artist
- Leesha Hannigan
- Frame
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
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