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Cryptic Trilobite

Card Name

Cryptic Trilobite

Mana Cost

X
X

Type

Creature – Trilobite

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

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.
1
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(4/17/2020)
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.
(4/17/2020)
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.
(4/17/2020)
You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.