Cryptic Serpent
Creature — Serpent
GN2Game Night 2019#18uncommon
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- 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 4h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$1.24+2.5%$0.99 low$0.64 gap
Nonfoil$1.24+2.5%30DLowest listing
$0.99Buylist
$0.35Buy / Sell Gap
$0.64+65% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$1.24+2.5%30D
30D range$1.21to$1.25Since Feb 2024:H $1.25L $0.24Loading other printings
Found in
1 productRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoil
Magic Game Night 2019 Set
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil 2+ copies
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.