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Cryptic Spires

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Cryptic Spires, The List printing
The List PLST · No. 2X2-332 2024-08-02

Card text

Land
As you create your deck, circle two of the colors below. This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of either of the circled colors.
EDHREC rank #10748 Common Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

You circle two colors as you put Cryptic Spires into your deck before any games begin. Which colors are circled must be clear and understandable to all players.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

Once a Cryptic Spires has two colors circled, those colors are considered to be printed on the card.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

The mana ability is linked to the colors circled on the card. If a permanent somehow gains that mana ability without becoming a copy of Cryptic Spires, the ability it gained won't produce any mana as it resolves.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

Many Double Masters 2022 limited decks will include multiple copies of Cryptic Spires. You can choose the same two colors for each of them, or you can make different choices for different cards.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

The circled colors are part of the copiable characteristics of the card. If another permanent becomes a copy of Cryptic Spires, its mana ability will produce the same colors as the permanent that was copied.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

The circled colors only affect what colors of mana the last ability produces as it resolves. They do not make Cryptic Spires those colors. It is still colorless.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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