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Forbidden Crypt

First printed in Mirage (1996)

All 2 prints

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Forbidden Crypt

Enchantment

If you would draw a card, return a card from your graveyard to your hand instead. If you can't, you lose the game.
If a card would be put into your graveyard from anywhere, exile that card instead.

Illustrated by
D. Alexander Gregory

Forbidden Crypt legality

Legal in
Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Rulings (4)
  • The “if you can’t” in the first ability refers to putting the card in your hand, as well as being unable to choose a card. Thus, if you can’t choose a card during resolution, you lose the game.
  • The second ability is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability. The card never gets to the graveyard.
  • If more than one card is being drawn due to a single effect, apply the replacement as if the cards were being drawn one at a time.
  • It will replace itself being sent to the graveyard, and exile itself.

Prices

Paper price: €0.52 / $1.11 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.49 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).