Cryptex
Artifact
PMKMMurders at Karlov Manor Promos#251prare
Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Yeong-Hao Han
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
, Collect evidence 3: Add one mana of any color. Put an unlock counter on this artifact. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)
Sacrifice this artifact: Surveil 3, then draw three cards. Activate only if this artifact has five or more unlock counters on it.Plays as: Card Draw · Mana Fixer · Self Mill
Market · per finishspark updated 56m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil—
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$0.12 low$0.08 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.18
$0.15 low-$0.01 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
—as of 2026-07-12
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$0.12
$0.04
$0.08+67% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.18as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.47L $0.16since Jul 2024$0.15
$0.16
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Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 4 printings
Rulings
3 · latest Feb 2, 2024 · one tap opens all
- WotCFeb 2, 2024
Cryptex's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
- WotCFeb 2, 2024
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
- WotCFeb 2, 2024
Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.