Boa Constrictor
Creature — Snake
: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #29979
Boa Constrictor puts a deathtouch, lifelink, trample engine on the board for three mana — and in any deck running Necrotic Ooze, those activated abilities matter even after the snake hits the graveyard. The rate is real and the combo upside makes it worth the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Boa Constrictor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically this is a Commander card. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana creature whose value comes from keyword accumulation and graveyard synergy rather than raw efficiency. In Commander, Boa Constrictor earns its slot in graveyard-value shells and counters-matter decks where deathtouch plus trample creates genuine combat dominance and the activated ability fuels synergies across the board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Necrotic OozeBoa ConstrictorDevoted Druid
Infinite green mana; Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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Necrotic OozeBoa ConstrictorCinderhaze Wretch
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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Necrotic OozeBoa ConstrictorBarrenton Medic
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Boa Constrictor is bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap singles order. Bulk rares with narrow combo applications rarely climb unless a clear meta deck pushes demand, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.