Hidden Strings
Q06Pioneer Challenger Decks 2021/#5/2021CommonReprint
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.69
Cardmarket€0.47
ManaPool$0.32
TCGplayer$0.38
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.09
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.69High $0.99Low $0.69▼ 12.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.38TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▼ 2.6%
90d high
$0.40
90d low
$0.36
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.35
Dragon's Maze
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 5% below its 90 day high of $0.40.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
Keywords
Cipher
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (11)
wotc15 Apr 2013
The exiled card with cipher grants a triggered ability to the creature it’s encoded on. If that creature loses that ability and subsequently deals combat damage to a player, the triggered ability won’t trigger. However, the exiled card will continue to be encoded on that creature.
wotc15 Apr 2013
If you want to encode the card with cipher onto a noncreature permanent such as a Keyrune that can turn into a creature, that permanent has to be a creature before the spell with cipher starts resolving. You can choose only a creature to encode the card onto.
wotc15 Apr 2013
You cast the copy of the card with cipher during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore timing restrictions based on the card’s type.
wotc15 Apr 2013
If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.
wotc15 Apr 2013
The spell with cipher is encoded on the creature as part of that spell’s resolution, just after the spell’s other effects. That card goes directly from the stack to exile. It never goes to the graveyard.
wotc15 Apr 2013
The copy of the card with cipher is created in and cast from exile.
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About this card
Hidden Strings
Hidden Strings is a Sorcery, with mana cost {1}{U} (mana value 2). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.38 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Hidden Strings FAQ
How much is Hidden Strings worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Hidden Strings is $0.38. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.36 to $0.40.
What is the cheapest printing of Hidden Strings?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Dragon's Maze at $0.35 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Hidden Strings?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Pioneer Challenger Decks 2021 at $0.38 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Hidden Strings are there?
Hidden Strings has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Hidden Strings first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DGM #12, released 2013-05-03.
What is the newest printing of Hidden Strings?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from Q06 #5, released 2021-10-15.
Is Hidden Strings legal in Commander?
Yes, Hidden Strings is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Hidden Strings legal in Modern?
Yes, Hidden Strings is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.