TYPE
Creature — Serpent

ABILITY
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
6/5

FLAVOR TEXT
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.

ILLUSTRATOR
Lius Lasahido

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE ZH-CN JP

RULINGS

• 2017-04-18 Cryptic Serpent’s ability doesn’t change its mana cost or converted mana cost. 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}.
• 2017-04-18 A split card only counts once for Cryptic Serpent’s ability, even if it’s both an instant and a sorcery.