Mire Boa
Creature — Snake
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
: Regenerate this creature. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #15979
Mire Boa is a regenerating 2/1 swampwalker for two mana — evasion and resilience baked into a single efficient body. In Aphelia, Viper Whisperer decks it earns its slot immediately, triggering the snake-tribal engine while demanding two mana every time an opponent tries to kill it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer wants every snake that pulls its weight on both offense and defense, and Mire Boa delivers — swampwalk makes it unblockable in any black-heavy pod, and regeneration means it survives the board wipes Aphelia decks have to grind through.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mire Boa is a narrow card in most formats: swampwalk is only live when opponents are already on black, so its ceiling depends entirely on the meta. In Commander, black is the most-played color, which makes the evasion relevant far more often than it would be in a curated 60-card format. In Pauper, a regenerating two-drop with built-in evasion has real legs in any green aggressive shell — the floor is a sticky blocker, the ceiling is unblockable every game against Mono-Black or Dimir lists. Legacy and Vintage are too fast and too hostile to three-toughness creatures for Mire Boa to see serious play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Mire Boa is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box without thinking twice. Bulk snake tribal pieces rarely spike unless a new commander breaks the tribe wide open, so expect the price to stay flat.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.