Cryptic Serpent
Amonkhet 48 • uncommon
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- Market price
- $1.00
What it does
This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cryptic Serpent was released in 2017 as part of the Amonkhet expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on a plane inspired by Ancient Egypt, the design reflects the block's focus on desert themes and the mechanical interaction of cards within the graveyard. As a blue creature, it utilizes the 'delve-like' cost reduction mechanic, rewarding players for utilizing resources from their discard pile during the match.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Svetlin Velinov, whose work often captures a sense of grand scale and mythological menace. Velinov’s rendering of the serpent emphasizes its serpentine physiology and glowing, magical aesthetic, fitting into the aesthetic of the Amonkhet set, which tasked artists with blending traditional fantasy elements with motifs evocative of Egyptian funerary rites and desert deities.
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