Kukemssa Serpent
Creature — Serpent
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
, Sacrifice an Island: Target land an opponent controls becomes an Island until end of turn.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #27603
Kukemssa Serpent steals any artifact an opponent controls every time it attacks unblocked — repeatable, no mana cost attached to the trigger. The catch is that it has to connect, which means it needs evasion support or a wide-open board; Jon Irenicus, Shattered One solves exactly that by donating the Serpent to an opponent, letting it attack into them for free and strip their own artifacts.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Kukemssa Serpent is a niche roleplayer that earns its slot specifically in theft and donate strategies — it's not a generic include, but in the right 99 it generates real card advantage by stripping mana rocks and equipment turn after turn. Legacy and Vintage are too fast and threat-dense for a 4/3 that requires repeated combat steps to generate value. Pauper is its most interesting competitive home: at common, repeatable artifact theft on a reasonably-sized body is rare, and the format's artifact density makes the trigger live more often than you'd expect.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Kukemssa Serpent is firmly bulk — a penny-bin pickup with no price floor worth worrying about. It's a niche card with a narrow audience, so don't expect demand to move the needle; buy the copies you need and treat the rest as throw-ins.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.