Cryptic Serpent

Amonkhet (AKH) #48 · Uncommon · Creature — Serpent

Mana cost: {5}{U}{U}

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.

Power/toughness 6/5 · Illustrated by Lius Lasahido · Released April 28, 2017

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.40 USD (31.0%) to $0.89 USD; low $0.89 USD, high $1.29 USD.

Printings

  1. Commander Masters #83 (CMM) · Common · 2023 · $0.90 USD
  2. Jumpstart 2022 #285 (J22) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.90 USD
  3. Amonkhet Remastered #57 (AKR) · Uncommon · 2020
  4. Jumpstart #146 (JMP) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.76 USD
  5. Game Night 2019 #18 (GN2) · Uncommon · 2019 · $1.24 USD
  6. Amonkhet #48 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2017 · $0.89 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2017-04-18 · wotc — A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent's ability, even if it's both an instant and a sorcery.
  2. 2017-04-18 · wotc — Cryptic Serpent's ability doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. It just reduces the cost to cast the spell.
  3. 2017-04-18 · wotc — Cryptic Serpent's ability can't reduce its cost to less than {U}{U}.

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