First printed in Commander 2020 (2020)

Cryptic Trilobite

Creature — Trilobite

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add Colorless . Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
1 generic , tap : Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (11 of 6150). Most played in Flubs, the Fool.

Combos

370 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Hardened Scales
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Good-Fortune Unicorn
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Cathars' Crusade + Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Corpsejack Menace + Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite creature tokens…: Cryptic Trilobite + Hardened Scales + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite creature tokens…: Cryptic Trilobite + Doubling Season + Ghave, Guru of Spores
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Winding Constrictor
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite creature tokens…: Conclave Mentor + Cryptic Trilobite + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Hardened Scales + Winding Constrictor

See all 370 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Commander Other periods →

In 11 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

11 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

42%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Flubs, the Fool	0.2%	10%
Godo, Bandit Warlord	0.1%	14%
Marath, Will of the Wild	0.1%	100%
Lazav, the Multifarious	0.0%	100%
Marvin, Murderous Mimic	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Mana Vault	91%	1.1
Mox Diamond	91%	1.1
Ancient Tomb	91%	1.0
Chrome Mox	91%	1.0
Flooded Strand	82%	1.2
Misty Rainforest	82%	1.1
Command Tower	82%	0.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Marath, Will of the Wild Nick Toborg in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	5-2 71%
Lazav, the Multifarious Arman Hossain in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4	2-3 40%
Marvin, Murderous Mimic Trent Heimler in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	2-3 40%
Lazav, the Multifarious Justin Rivas in Day 2 Cedh Showdown For a Revised Tundra or Bayou	2-3 40%
Marath, Will of the Wild Patrick in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Lazav, the Multifarious Arman Hossain, 24 Oct	1 main	#11 2-3
Marvin, Murderous Mimic Trent Heimler, 24 Oct	1 main	#38 2-3
Marath, Will of the Wild Aiden, 17 Oct	1 main	#15 1-2
Marath, Will of the Wild Jonathan Hewitt, 17 Oct	1 main	#6 1-1
Marath, Will of the Wild Daniel Schmidt, 11 Oct	1 main	#17 1-2
Flubs, the Fool Freddy cordova cordova, 10 Oct	1 main	#18 1-3
Godo, Bandit Warlord Johan Ramirez, 10 Oct	1 main	#22 0-4
Marath, Will of the Wild Roman Mazanec, 4 Oct	1 main	#15 1-3

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.