Cryptic Command
Instant, {1}{U}{U}{U}
Oracle Text
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| duel-commander | Namor the Sub-Mariner(6.3%) | A | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Jace, Multiverse Architect(3.4%) | A | 1.0 | 86% | Main | 0.86 |
| duel-commander | Aragorn, King of Gondor(3.4%) | A | 1.0 | 38% | Main | 0.38 |
| duel-commander | Glarb, Calamity's Augur(1.5%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Elminster(1.5%) | B | 1.0 | 67% | Main | 0.67 |
| duel-commander | Obyra, Dreaming Duelist(1.0%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Bruce Banner(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 67% | Main | 0.67 |
| duel-commander | Vivi Ornitier(1.0%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Kefka, Court Mage(1.0%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| duel-commander | Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Ertai Resurrected(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | The Pride of Hull Clade(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Grand Arbiter Augustin IV(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Tivit, Seller of Secrets(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Bilbo, Thief in the Night(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Hidetsugu and Kairi(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Spider-Man 2099(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Esika, God of the Tree(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | King T'Challa(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 75% | Main | 0.75 |
| cedh | Prismari, the Inspiration(0.1%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy(2.5%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver(2.5%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Vivi Ornitier(0.8%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Marneus Calgar(0.3%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Kenrith, the Returned King(0.2%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Vial Smasher the Fierce(0.3%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Ureni of the Unwritten(0.1%) | 1.0 | 8% | Main | 0.08 | |
| cedh | Wan Shi Tong, Librarian(0.0%) | 1.0 | 4% | Main | 0.04 | |
| cedh | Narset, Enlightened Master(0.1%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Y'shtola, Night's Blessed(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Fire Lord Azula(0.0%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Urza, Lord High Artificer(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Talion, the Kindly Lord(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Najeela, the Blade-Blossom(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Maralen, Fae Ascendant(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow(0.2%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Norman Osborn // Green Goblin(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |