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Magic · Unstable · #49 · Rare

Very Cryptic Command (A)

Magic card price for Very Cryptic Command (A): $4.87 market, from $4.20 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$4.87
0.0% this week · 0.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days0.0%
90 days−2.6%
1 year−61.7%
All time−73.6%

Sellers right now

$4.20lowest listing$59.99highest
Market price$4.87
Mid listing$10.35
30-day avg$4.87

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$4.87
Cardmarket$8.72 €7.75

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$4.8752-week low$12.7052-week high
In the range0%
All-time low$0.20
All-time high$18.45
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.00$6.76$13.52$20.28
$4.87
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Very Cryptic Command (A) (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $18.45. Today the market price is $4.87, down 73.6%. Across the past year it went −61.7%, with a low of $4.87 and a high of $12.70; today it sits near the bottom of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $18.45, still 279% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $4.20, and the 30-day average market price is $4.87.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$4.87$4.20$59.990.0%
Normal$1.47$0.99$11.99+2.1%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Choose two —

• Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

• Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

• Draw a card. If that card's art is by Wayne England, you may reveal it and draw another card.

• Assemble a Contraption.

Other printings of Very Cryptic Command

5 more · $1.72 – $10.60
All printings
Very Cryptic Command (D) (49), Unstable — Magic card price −15.1% 7d Very Cryptic Command (D) Unstable · #49 $10.60 Very Cryptic Command (E) (49), Unstable — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Very Cryptic Command (E) Unstable · #49 $7.37 Very Cryptic Command (C) (49), Unstable — Magic card price +0.8% 7d Very Cryptic Command (C) Unstable · #49 $2.43 Very Cryptic Command (B) (49), Unstable — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Very Cryptic Command (B) Unstable · #49 $1.95 Very Cryptic Command (F) (49), Unstable — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Very Cryptic Command (F) Unstable · #49 $1.72

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