Cryptic Coat {2}{U}

Artifact — Equipment

When this Equipment enters, cloak the top card of your library, then attach this Equipment to it. (To cloak a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked. {1}{U}: Return this Equipment to its owner's hand.

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Murders at Karlov Manor

English · 2024-02-09

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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Standard legal because this card is from Murders at Karlov Manor, released 2024-02-09, and the set is Standard legal.

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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: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: c3faa376-7391-4084-8b57-15d71ab07cbd
Oracle ID: 73b8adea-1786-44fc-b190-bf240b07f5b6
TCGplayer ID: 534734

📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence

Standard Decks15%
Avg. Copies3.5
Sideboard Share2%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Blue Tempo (60%)Azorius Control (16%)Dimir Midrange (24%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
12th Place at Standard Open (K. Budde)July 2, 2026
Top 4 at Standard Challenge 32-Player (S. Yamamoto)July 4, 2026
12th Place at Arena Championship Qualifier (J. Peach)July 5, 2026
Top 4 at Magic Online Premier Event (P. Vitor Damo da Rosa)June 20, 2026

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