serpent cards mtg Subtype: Serpent, Colors: Blue, 53 Serpent of the Endless Sea can’t attack unless defending player controls an Island. Deep-Sea Serpent

Without it, each players hand would be empty by turns 4 or 5, and every game would become a slog

The new Season cycle from Bloomburrow exemplifies the idea of flexibility perfectly

In tempo decks that want to keep applying pressure while they dig through the library, this fits right in

In the right deck, they often cost just 1 blue mana

We also can take advantage of powerful ramp like Somberwald Sage and Nikya of the Old Ways, and it also lets us break the symmetry on noncreature hate cards like Ruric Thar, the Unbowed and Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (if White)

While I never had interest in seeing the movies themselves, I still found appreciation for the various movie references made throughout the set's card names and artwork