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"Find me cards equivalent to: Cryptex"

Equivalent cards to Cryptex (colorless, artifact, mana fixing, card draw, graveyard/exile interaction):
1. Chromatic Star — Artifact, {T}, {1}, {T}, Sacrifice: Add one mana of any color, draw a card.

Reason: Mana fixing and card draw, but easier to use, no unlock mechanic.
2. Chromatic Sphere — Artifact, {T}, {1}, {T}, Sacrifice: Add one mana of any color, draw a card.

Reason: Similar mana fixing and card draw, simple activation.
3. Mind Stone — Artifact, {T}, {2}, {T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice: Draw a card.

Reason: Mana rock with built-in sac for card advantage.
4. Magnifying Glass — Artifact, {T}, {3}, {T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}: Investigate (creates a Clue to sac/draw).

Reason: Colorless mana, delayed card draw.
5. Mazemind Tome — Artifact, {2}, Tap: Scry, Card draw with counters.

Reason: Uses counters to track card draw, eventually exiles itself for value.
6. Hedron Archive — Artifact, {4}, {T}: Add {C}{C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice: Draw two cards.

Reason: Colorless mana, card draw on sacrifice.

All listed are colorless artifacts, offer mana, and provide card draw or value over time, like Cryptex. None match the exact unlock/counter system, but fill similar roles in decks.

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Chromatic Sphere

Chromatic Star

Cryptex

Hedron Archive

Magnifying Glass

Mazemind Tome

Mind Stone

Chromatic Sphere #30 Artifact

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    Rules

  • This is a mana ability, which means it can be activated as part of the process of casting a spell or activating another ability. If that happens you get the mana right away, but you don’t get to look at the drawn card until you have finished casting that spell or activating that ability.

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    Cardmarket / 0.19 EUR 0.66 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Manapool 0.51 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.61 USD

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

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    , ,Sacrificethis artifact: Add one mana of any color. Draw a card.

    Chromatic Star #263 Artifact

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    Cardmarket / 1.56 EUR 0.26 EUR
    Manapool / 1 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 3.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.46 USD / 1.23 USD

    Legalities

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

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    , ,Sacrificethis artifact: Add one mana of any color. When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

    Cryptex #251p Artifact

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil

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  • Cryptex's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
  • If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
  • Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.

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    Manapool / 0.16 USD 0.51 USD
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    Cardmarket / 0.17 EUR 0.1 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD

    Legalities

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

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    , Collect evidence 3: Add one mana of any color. Put an unlockcounteron this artifact. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.) Sacrifice this artifact: Surveil 3, then draw three cards. Activate only if this artifact has five or more unlock counters on it.

    Hedron Archive #395 Artifact

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    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD / 27.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.49 EUR / 7.24 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.59 USD / 16.96 USD
    Manapool 0.18 USD / 11.46 USD

    Legalities

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

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    : Add . , ,Sacrificethis artifact: Draw two cards.

    Magnifying Glass #258 Artifact

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    Clue

    Abilities/Keywords

    Investigate

    Rules

  • Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
  • If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
  • You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.

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    Cardmarket / 0.47 EUR 0.1 EUR
    Manapool / 0.19 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD / 0.21 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD

    Legalities

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

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    : Add . , : Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Mazemind Tome #82010 Artifact — Book

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    Scry

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  • If Mazemind Tome leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, you can't exile it from the zone it's put into.

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

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    , Put a pagecounteron this artifact: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) , , Put a pagecounteron this artifact: Draw a card. When there are four or more page counters on this artifact, exile it. If you do, you gain 4 life.

    Mind Stone #352 Artifact

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    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Cardmarket 0.26 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.36 USD

    Legalities

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

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    : Add . , ,Sacrificethis artifact: Draw a card.