Cryptic Command
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Instant
Cryptic Command
Mana
Oracle text
Choose two — • Counter target spell. • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Tap all creatures your opponents control. • Draw a card.
Commander : legalModern : legalPioneer : not legalStandard : not legalLegacy : legalVintage : legalPauper : not legal
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Official rulings (2) · Scryfall
2017-11-17
You choose both modes as you cast Cryptic Command. You must choose two different modes.
2017-11-17
Look at both chosen modes to determine how many targets Cryptic Command has, if any. If it has at least one target, and all its targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, then it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. For example, if you choose the second and fourth modes, and the permanent is an illegal target when Cryptic Command tries to resolve, you won’t draw a card.
All printings (13 printings)
1Star Trek Commander #252TRC—
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