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Very Cryptic Command {1}{U}{U}{U}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Choose two — • Scry 3. • Create a 2/2 black Rogue creature token with menace. • Add or subtract 1 or one from a number or number word on target spell or permanent until end of turn. • Return all artifacts target player controls to their owner's hand.

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Unstable

English · 2017-12-08

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyNOT LEGALvintageNOT LEGALcommanderNOT LEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Unstable (released 2017-12-08), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: d41e6c51-d96a-436f-94c5-5d1e19c5e0d5
Oracle ID: 684dfe99-c957-4b91-bd14-867c20b4b3db
TCGplayer ID: 154423

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