Serpentine Curve
Sorcery
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is one plus the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #17657
Serpentine Curve makes a token with power and toughness equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard — in a spell-heavy deck, that's a massive body for two mana. It's a bulk rare that overperforms hard in Izzet and spellslinger shells where the graveyard fills itself.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Serpentine Curve earns its keep: spellslinger decks routinely stock ten or more instants and sorceries in the graveyard by mid-game, turning this into a two-mana 10/10 or larger. In Pauper it's legal but the format's graveyard synergies are narrower, and most decks want more consistent threats. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more resilient win conditions, so Serpentine Curve doesn't make the cut there. Pioneer and Modern are theoretically viable homes in spell-based combo shells, but the card lacks the redundancy and resiliency those formats demand.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Serpentine Curve is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd bother ordering it. That price reflects niche demand rather than power level; if spellslinger decks trend upward in Commander popularity, there's no meaningful floor to drop from, but don't expect movement either way.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.