“It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.”
Cryptic Serpent
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Serpent
Mana Cost: {5}{U}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Flavor Text: It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
Set: Commander Masters (#83), Rarity: Common, Artist: Lius Lasahido
Creature
Blue
Common
$0.90
Regular
$1.53
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (3)
2017-04-18
A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent's ability, even if it's both an instant and a sorcery.
2017-04-18
Cryptic Serpent's ability doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. It just reduces the cost to cast the spell.
2017-04-18
Cryptic Serpent's ability can't reduce its cost to less than {U}{U}.
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