wotc
A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent's ability, even if it's both an instant and a sorcery.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #48
Cryptic Serpent
akh·#48·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Lius Lasahido
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for trade
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wishlisted
Apr '17
9 yr ago
Value
$1.71+$0 (+29.1%)
30 days high $0.71 · low $0.54
Volatility · high
EUR€1.89USD$0.71TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,992 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Serpent
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
6/5
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
Cryptic Serpent's ability doesn't change its mana cost or mana value. It just reduces the cost to cast the spell.
wotc
Cryptic Serpent's ability can't reduce its cost to less than {U}{U}.
Context
Last observed at $0.71, up from $0.55 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $2.12 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.71.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AKH — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Amonkhet* (released April 2017).
Card #48 in Amonkhet.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Creature — Serpent. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {5}{U}{U} (7 converted).
Legal in Duel, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, and Pioneer.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,992 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Lius Lasahido.
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