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Serpentine Curve

{3}{U}

Sorcery

STXStrixhaven: School of Mages#52common
Foil

"Math bites." —Bim, Lorehold mage-student

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 525
Illustrator
Kekai Kotaki
Found in
Strixhaven School of Mages MTGO Redemption Foil · Strixhaven School of Mages MTGO Redemption · 5 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is one plus the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard.

Plays as: Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.13
$0.01 low-$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 16, 2021 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 16, 2021

    If you own face-down cards in exile, they won’t count toward the value of X, even if you’re allowed to look at them and you know they are instant or sorcery cards.

  • WotCApr 16, 2021

    Serpentine Curve itself is not yet in your graveyard when you determine the value of X.