Cryptic Trilobite
Creature — Trilobite
Cryptic Trilobite enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite: Add . Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2020-04-17:
A mana cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} 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.