Cryptic Serpent (Pauper)
Cryptic Serpent appears in 6.7% of Pauper decks in the last 30 days (127 decks), averaging 4.0 copies in the main deck. It is played above all in Mono-Blue Terror.
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Share of decks
6.7%
▼ 2.2
vs previous 30 days
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
127
127 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
60%
24 top 8 (challenges only)
Weekly data
| Week from | Share of decks |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | 11.7% |
| 2026-08-13 | 11.8% |
| 2026-08-20 | 12.9% |
| 2026-08-27 | 10.1% |
| 2026-09-03 | 9.7% |
| 2026-09-10 | 8.9% |
| 2026-09-17 | 9.8% |
| 2026-09-24 | 7.3% |
| 2026-10-01 | 4.2% |
| 2026-10-08 | 9.2% |
| 2026-10-15 | 11.0% |
| 2026-10-22 | 5.8% |
Played together with
| Card | Together | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Tolarian Terror | 100% | 13.1 |
| Lórien Revealed | 100% | 3.6 |
| Thought Scour | 99% | 14.4 |
| Brainstorm | 99% | 5.8 |
| Counterspell | 99% | 3.8 |
| Sleep of the Dead | 98% | 14.9 |
| Ponder | 98% | 11.7 |
| Mental Note | 98% | 14.4 |
| Deem Inferior | 82% | 14.9 |
| Deep Analysis | 72% | 13.1 |
| Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration | 66% | 14.3 |
| Murmuring Mystic | 66% | 4.4 |
| Dispel | 50% | 3.5 |
| Spell Pierce | 28% | 4.4 |
| Force Spike | 28% | 14.2 |
| Artful Dodge | 24% | 14.5 |
| Sneaky Snacker | 8% | 0.4 |
| Abandon Attachments | 7% | 9.0 |
| Twinned Vision | 6% | 1.5 |
| Plunder the Trollshaws | 6% | 0.4 |
- Together
- decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
- Lift
- how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose
Archetypes by metagame share
| Archetype | Meta | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| Mono-Blue Terror | 6.7% | 100% |