Cryptex Price
4 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2024
Cryptex has been printed 4 times across 2 sets, first in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Murders at Karlov Manor #251 at $0.13, while the most expensive is Murders at Karlov Manor Promos #251p at $0.45 — about 3× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.27. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 4x historically, most recently in 2024 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Cryptex Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor #251 (R) Cheapest | 2024 | $0.13 | — |
| Murders at Karlov Manor #422 (R) | 2024 | $0.15 | — |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos #251s (R) Foil | 2024 | $0.38 | $0.09 foil |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos #251p (R) | 2024 | $0.45 | $0.04 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
, 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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsOnce 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.
Cryptex's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.