Cryptbreaker
Cryptbreaker: Creature - Zombie, Foundations Commander. 1B, Tap, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Zombie
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 94
- Artist
- Darek Zabrocki
- Commander rank
- 2,007 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Cryptbreaker
Cryptbreaker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 94 in that set, with art by Darek Zabrocki. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Eldritch Moon (2016) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
{1}{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Tap three untapped Zombies you control: You draw a card and lose 1 life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cryptbreaker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Cryptbreaker
Cryptbreaker has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #839 | Rare | 2025 |
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) #41 | Rare | 2025 |
| Historic Anthology 1 (HA1) #6 | Rare | 2019 |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) #86 | Rare | 2016 |
| Eldritch Moon Promos (PEMN) #86s | Rare | 2016 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Cryptbreaker.
- You can tap any three untapped Zombies you control, including ones you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn, to pay the cost of Cryptbreaker’s second activated ability. This includes Cryptbreaker itself.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Cryptbreaker is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.