Look at both chosen modes to determine how many targets Cryptic Command has, if any
This card is an iteration of Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer , a legendary creature that, whenever it deals combat damage, creates a treasure token and exiles the top card from your opponent's library, allowing you to play it until the end of your turn
When he is played this way, Mickey gains three Strength, three Willpower, and three Lore
Although they are not ubiquitous, they are always strong in the right deck
The Flood changed not just the characters and created the Floodborn, but also the Inklands themselves
A bit too vulnerable to make than many heavy control decks and lacking in any tempo gaining prowess thus rendering him poor in agro decks the Cryptologist winds up in mindrange decks, combo decks utilizing discard effects and the odd tempo deck that requires bodies to tap for Opposition or put equipment on etc