Cryptex

Artifact

{T}, Collect evidence 3: Add one mana of any color. Put an unlock counter on this artifact. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.) Sacrifice this artifact: Surveil 3, then draw three cards. Activate only if this artifact has five or more unlock counters on it.

Mana cost

Mana value

Printings

From

$0.14

EDHREC rank

#20855

Buy

Formats

Standard

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Modern

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Commander

Legal

Rulings

2 Feb 2024

If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.

2 Feb 2024

Cryptex's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.

2 Feb 2024

Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.