Lava Serpent
Creature — Elemental Serpent
Haste
Cycling 
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- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #21064
Lava Serpent is a seven-mana 6/5 with firebreathing — a rate that was underpowered fifteen years ago and has only fallen further behind. Creatures this expensive need to end games or generate value; Lava Serpent does neither.
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 |
Lava Serpent is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper, the commons bar is low enough that a big body occasionally finds a home, but seven mana is still a steep ask in a format full of efficient threats. In Commander, where the power ceiling is set by free spells and game-ending combos, Lava Serpent is too slow and too inert to justify a slot. Everywhere else, it simply doesn't compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Lava Serpent sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects accurate demand — essentially none. Bulk commons rarely move, so don't expect this to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.