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Cryptic Caves

Cryptic Caves Price

5 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2019

Cheapest $0.15
Median $0.28
Highest $0.30
EDHREC Rank #4,602

Cryptic Caves has been printed 5 times across 4 sets, first in 2019 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Foundations #686 at $0.15, while the most expensive is Core Set 2020 #244 at $0.30 — about 2× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $0.28. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Kaldheim Commander, Zendikar Rising Commander.

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Every Cryptic Caves Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
Foundations #686 (U) Cheapest 2024 $0.15 —
Foundations #771 (U) 2026 $0.24 —
Zendikar Rising Commander #125 (U) 2020 $0.28 —
Kaldheim Commander #109 (U) 2021 $0.30 —
Core Set 2020 #244 (U) 2019 $0.30 $0.02

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.

Oracle Text
Land
T: Add C.

1, T, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Legal In
Standard Pioneer Modern Legacy Vintage Commander Brawl

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

Cryptic Caves can be one of the five lands you control. You don't need to control five other lands. It's okay that you'll only control four lands as you finish activating Cryptic Caves's last ability.

If you control two Cryptic Caves and exactly three other lands, you can activate the last ability of only one of the Cryptic Caves. As soon as the cost for that ability is paid, you will no longer control enough lands to activate the ability of the second Cryptic Caves.