Cryptic Serpent 
Creature — Serpent6/5
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Serpent
This spell costs 
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Printing details
- Set
- GN2 · 18
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- Released
- 2019-11-15
- Prices
- €2.82 · $1.29
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €2.82 | €2.68 |
| October 28, 2026 | €2.98 | €2.67 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €2.00 trend €2.82 30-day avg €2.72 | low – trend €0.15 30-day avg €0.15 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €2.68 with Zero from €2.68 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €2.68 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent's ability, even if it's both an instant and a sorcery.
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Cryptic Serpent's ability doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. It just reduces the cost to cast the spell.
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Cryptic Serpent's ability can't reduce its cost to less than
.