Cryptic Trilobite
Mana cost
Mana value0TypeCreature — Trilobite
Color identity
Colorless
RarityRare
SetCommander 2020 (C20)
ArtistLeesha Hannigan
Price€0.78 · $1.60
Cryptic Trilobite 

Creature — Trilobite
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
,
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add
0/0
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2020-04-17
A mana cost of means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay
to cast Cryptic Trilobite.
2020-04-17
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.
2020-04-17
You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.