Cryptic Serpent
5Creature — Serpent
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This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | $2.29 | — |
| Cardmarket | €2.38 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €2.30 | — |
| TCGplayer | $0.56 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€1.93CardTrader market
23 offers · from €2.30 · avg €437.90 · max €10,000.64
Near Mint: 15 · Slightly Played: 5 · Moderately Played: 3
Rulings (3)
A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent's ability, even if it's both an instant and a sorcery.
04/18/2017Cryptic Serpent's ability doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. It just reduces the cost to cast the spell.
04/18/2017Cryptic Serpent's ability can't reduce its cost to less than .
04/18/2017Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |