Cryptic Serpent
Creature — Serpent
CMMCommander Masters#83common
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 12–242
- Illustrator
- Lius Lasahido
- Found in
- Commander Masters Draft Booster Pack · Commander Masters Set Booster Pack · Commander Masters Collector Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
This spell costs 
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
6/5 less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.Market · per finishspark updated 42m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Buy
Nonfoil
$1.14
+11.8%
Since Feb 2024:H $1.52L $0.09$0.50
$0.80
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Foil
$2.54
+27.6%
Since Feb 2024:H $2.54L $0.17$0.41
$1.60
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Rulings
3 · latest Apr 18, 2017
- WotCApr 18, 2017
A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent's ability, even if it's both an instant and a sorcery.
- WotCApr 18, 2017
Cryptic Serpent's ability can't reduce its cost to less than
. - WotCApr 18, 2017
Cryptic Serpent's ability doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. It just reduces the cost to cast the spell.