Serpentine Spy is monster that perfectly embodies my favorite Fire splinter – fast and deadly.

When it comes to the abilities this monster posses, it has 2 abilities.

One is available from level one itself and the other only available in the maximum level.

Opportunity ability is the most sought after ability nowadays I guess and this monster has this ability from level 1, which makes it a hot cake.

Poison ability makes it even more dangerous, but hold on, this ability is available in Tenth level only.

It's Melee attack is good enough for a 3 Mana costing monster and usage with fire splinter means, we can have that extra melee attack that makes it more dangerous until it survives.

Melee Attack start with 2 and increases to 3 in Fifth level and a maximum of 4 in Eighth level.

When it comes to Speed, it's among some of the best with starting speed of 3 which increases to 4 from second level itself and 5 from Fourth level and eventually ends with 6 from level Seven onwards.

Just imagine if we use it along with a monster or 2 who have Swiftness*, it will be among the first few to attack.

Lore suggests that Serpentine Spies are extremely sneaky, but I have my suspicion that might be bit exaggerated and those who see them just don’t live to tell the tale.

Serpentine Spy is extremely fast and hits very hard and for 3 mana there is no better assassin in game. This means you will be playing him very often if you like Fire splinter.

His most important power spikes are at level 5, where he gets extra damage and surprisingly at level 6 where he gets important third hit point protecting him from being one shot by one of only two things he fears – Earthquakes and Enchanted Defenders with thorns.

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Do I play Serpentine Spy often? You bet! It's my favorite card of my favorite splinter! That's enough to make it probably my second most played card. Will this position change? Maybe if I get Yodin Zaku and A LOT of high mana games.