Cryptic Command

Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}{U}
Type: Instant
Set: Star Trek Commander #252 (rare)

Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.

Cryptic Command has 14 printings, first in Lorwyn (2007). EDHREC ranks it #1,593 among Commander cards. It appears most in Eluge, the Shoreless Sea decks (6,361 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: not legal
modern: legal
pioneer: not legal
standard: not legal
brawl: legal

Public decks that run Cryptic Command

Federation Fleet - Star Trek Commander, led by Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary

Commanders that run Cryptic Command most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Eluge, the Shoreless Sea: 6,361 decks
Hylda of the Icy Crown: 6,162 decks
Riku of Many Paths: 3,146 decks
Namor the Sub-Mariner: 3,078 decks
Baral, Chief of Compliance: 2,105 decks
The Watcher in the Water: 1,242 decks
Talrand, Sky Summoner: 1,226 decks
The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell: 1,172 decks

Often played with Cryptic Command

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2017-11-17: You choose both modes as you cast Cryptic Command. You must choose two different modes.
2017-11-17: Look at both chosen modes to determine how many targets Cryptic Command has, if any. If it has at least one target, and all its targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, then it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. For example, if you choose the second and fourth modes, and the permanent is an illegal target when Cryptic Command tries to resolve, you won’t draw a card.