Heir of the Ancient Fang
Creature — Snake Samurai
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if you control a modified creature. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #22412
Heir of the Ancient Fang is a 2/3 for two mana that enters with a +1/+1 counter if you control a creature with power 4 or greater — a clean stat boost that rewards the stompy decks already running it. The condition is easy to meet and the floor is still a serviceable two-drop, making this a no-brainer inclusion in any green deck that regularly deploys large creatures.
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 |
In Commander, Heir of the Ancient Fang slots cleanly into green stompy and +1/+1 counter builds where hitting the power-4 threshold is routine rather than a stretch. Pauper is where it has the most competitive relevance — two-mana creatures that reliably enter as 3/4s represent genuine pressure at common rarity. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient threats that Heir of the Ancient Fang rarely makes the cut outside of budget brews, but it's never embarrassing in casual constructed. Legacy and Vintage simply have better options at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Heir of the Ancient Fang is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box, not a singles page. That price is stable by definition; there's no meaningful floor left to drop through, and demand from Pauper or Commander budget lists will keep it right where it is.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.