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Cryptolith Rite

Enchantment

Creatures you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#763
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Cryptolith Rite card art
Cryptolith Rite turns every creature you control into a mana source, and in token-heavy or creature-dense Commander shells that effect snowballs fast enough to fuel game-ending plays like Aggravated Assault on its own. Two mana is almost nothing for that kind of acceleration — this is a staple, not a consideration.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Peter Parker

44.5% of decks · synergy 0.41

Peter Parker generates webs and creature tokens that sit idle between attacks, and Cryptolith Rite converts all of them into mana immediately, letting the deck reinvest its board presence into more spells the same turn it goes wide.

02
Thromok the Insatiable

Thromok the Insatiable

38.8% of decks · synergy 0.37

Thromok the Insatiable wants as many creatures as possible before the feast, and Cryptolith Rite gives you a reason to flood the board early — tokens tap for mana until the moment you sacrifice them to power up Thromok.

03
Emmara, Soul of the Accord

Emmara, Soul of the Accord

42.9% of decks · synergy 0.36

Emmara, Soul of the Accord taps herself to make tokens, and Cryptolith Rite means every tap of Emmara is now both a token and a mana — the deck's core loop generates resources on both axes simultaneously.

04
Tayam, Luminous Enigma

Tayam, Luminous Enigma

38.7% of decks · synergy 0.35

Tayam, Luminous Enigma mills and recurs permanents by spending counters, and Cryptolith Rite gives the creature-heavy board a way to generate the mana needed to activate Tayam repeatedly in the same turn cycle.

05
Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Xyris, the Writhing Storm

37.6% of decks · synergy 0.33

Xyris, the Writhing Storm dumps snakes into play whenever opponents draw cards, and Cryptolith Rite converts that flood of bodies into the mana to keep casting wheel effects and draw spells that make yet more snakes.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Cryptolith Rite lives — creature counts are high, games go long enough to recoup the setup cost, and the payoff of tapping ten bodies for ten mana is the kind of effect that ends games. In Modern and Pioneer it's legal but rarely competitive, since those formats punish two-mana do-nothing enchantments that require a board to function. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more redundant mana engines that make Cryptolith Rite redundant. Stick to Commander and Oathbreaker, where the creature density justifies it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

2,721 decks
The Locust GodSkullclampCryptolith Rite

The Locust GodSkullclampCryptolith Rite

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Price data for Cryptolith Rite isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market price before buying. It has seen multiple printings, which historically keeps its floor accessible — it's rarely expensive relative to the power it provides.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.