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"Find me cards equivalent to: Cryptic Trilobite"

Equivalent cards to Cryptic Trilobite (colorless creatures that use +1/+1 counters for generating mana or activating abilities) include:
1. Animation Module (not a creature, but interacts with +1/+1 counters and can generate tokens/mana)
2. Walking Ballista (colorless, uses +1/+1 counters, can pay to add counters, but doesn't generate mana)
3. Hangarback Walker (colorless, enters with X +1/+1 counters, uses +1/+1 counters in ability)
4. Arcbound Worker (manipulates +1/+1 counters, colorless, but doesn’t generate mana)
5. Steel Overseer (adds +1/+1 counters to artifact creatures, colorless)

Closest is Walking Ballista and Hangarback Walker—both are X creatures that use +1/+1 counters, like Cryptic Trilobite, but don't generate mana directly. There’s no true functional reprint in colorless, but these mimic the core mechanical identity.


Reason: Colorless creatures focused on +1/+1 counters are rare; exact equivalents for mana generation are uncommon.

Found Cards

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Animation Module

Arcbound Worker

Cryptic Trilobite

Hangarback Walker

Steel Overseer

Walking Ballista

Animation Module #194s Artifact

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Artifact
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Tokens:
    Servo

    Rules

  • Abilities that trigger when counters are put on a permanent trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield with counters and when a player puts counters on a permanent.
  • If +1/+1 counters are put on more than one permanent you control at the same time, Animation Module's first ability triggers once for each of those permanents.
  • You can pay {1} only once each time Animation Module's first ability resolves. You can't pay more to create extra Servo tokens.

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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 7.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 8.23 USD
    Manapool 9.01 USD
    Cardmarket 4.63 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on a permanent you control, you may pay . If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token. , : Choose acounteron target permanent or player. Give that permanent or player anothercounterof that kind.

    Arcbound Worker #40 Artifact Creature — Construct

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
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  • Construct
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Modular

    Rules

  • If this creature gets enough -1/-1 counters put on it to cause its toughness to be 0 or less (or the damage marked on it to be lethal), modular will put a number of +1/+1 counters on the target artifact creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature before it left the battlefield.

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.27 USD
    Cardmarket 0.25 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.39 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1counteron it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)

    Cryptic Trilobite #21 Creature — Trilobite

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 0
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Trilobite
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A mana cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Cryptic Trilobite.
  • Activated abilities contain a colon, such as Cryptic Trilobite’s activated mana ability and its last activated ability. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
  • You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.

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    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.53 EUR / 0.08 EUR
    Manapool 1.4 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.73 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1counterfrom this creature: Add . Spend this mana only to activate abilities. , : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature.

    Hangarback Walker #139 Artifact Creature — Construct

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 0
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Construct
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Tokens:
    Thopter

    Rules

  • If enough -1/-1 counters are put on Hangarback Walker at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, the number of +1/+1 counters on it before it got any -1/-1 counters will be used to determine how many Thopter tokens you get. For example, if there are three +1/+1 counters on Hangarback Walker and it gets four -1/-1 counters, you'll get three Thopter tokens. That's because Hangarback Walker's triggered ability checks the creature's existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
  • The value of each X in Hangarback Walker's mana cost must be equal. For example, if X is 2, you'll pay {4} to cast Hangarback Walker and it will enter the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

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    Tcgplayer 0.27 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Cardmarket 0.39 EUR
    Manapool 0.16 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. When this creature dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying for each +1/+1counteron this creature. , : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature.

    Steel Overseer #144 Artifact Creature — Construct

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Construct
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Steel Overseer's ability puts a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature you control, including Steel Overseer.

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    Cardmarket 0.35 EUR
    Manapool 0.31 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.3 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Put a +1/+1counteron each artifact creature you control.

    Walking Ballista #58 Artifact Creature — Construct

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 0
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Construct
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A casting cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Walking Ballista.
  • If Walking Ballista has been dealt damage or had its toughness reduced by an effect, this limits how many times you'll be able to remove +1/+1 counters from it in a single turn. For example, if it has three +1/+1 counters on it and has been dealt 1 damage this turn, it will be destroyed immediately after you activate the ability a second time and you won't be able to activate it a third time.

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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 37.99 USD
    Cardmarket 32.12 EUR / 25.35 EUR
    Tcgplayer 28.26 USD
    Manapool 27.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature. Remove a +1/+1counterfrom this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.