Cryptic Serpent
Creature — Serpent
CMMCommander Masters#83common
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Lius Lasahido
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.Plays as:
Discounted Spell
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.88+4.8%$0.50 low$0.05 gap
Foil$2.22+3.7%$0.41 low-$0.49 gap
Nonfoil$0.88+4.8%30DLowest listing
$0.50Buylist
$0.45Buy / Sell Gap
$0.05+10% · normal spread
30D range$2.09to$2.24Since Feb 2024:H $2.57L $0.17
Lowest listing
$0.41Buylist
$0.90Buy / Sell Gap
-$0.49-120% · buylist > ask
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$0.88+4.8%30D
30D range$0.84to$1.02Since Feb 2024:H $1.52L $0.09Foil$2.22+3.7%30D2.52× nonfoil
30D range$2.09to$2.24Since Feb 2024:H $2.57L $0.17Loading other printings
Found in
4 productsRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
Commander Masters Draft Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $29.19
$29.19Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%Commander Masters Set Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $37.03
$37.03Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%Commander Masters Collector Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $130.96
$130.96Nonfoil —Foil under 10%Commander Masters Collector Booster Pack Minimal Packaging
Booster Pack · —
—Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
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.