Cryptic Trilobite
Card Information
Type: Creature — Trilobite
Mana Cost: XX
CMC: 0
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Commander 2020 (C20)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 21
Oracle Text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities. {1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- April 17, 2020
You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.
Source: wotc - April 17, 2020
A mana cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Cryptic Trilobite.
Source: wotc - April 17, 2020
Activated abilities contain a colon, such as Cryptic Trilobite’s activated mana ability and its last activated ability. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
Source: wotc
Price History
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