Cryptic Trilobite

Creature — Trilobite   

Cryptic Trilobite enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite: Add . Spend this mana only to activate abilities. , : Put a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.

021 C20 • ENLeesha Hannigan

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Legal in: Legacy,Vintage,Commander

Oracle Text (click to copy):

Cryptic Trilobite {X}{X} Creature — Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities. {1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite. 0/0

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4/17/2020
A mana cost of means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay to cast Cryptic Trilobite.
4/17/2020
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.
4/17/2020
You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.

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