Cryptex
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{T}, 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.
What it does
Tagged as Ramp · Card draw — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- 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. (2024-02-02)
- Cryptex's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. (2024-02-02)
- If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all. (2024-02-02)
Printings & prices
Every set Cryptex has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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