Patagia Viper
Creature — Snake
Flying
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 green and blue Snake creature tokens.
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless 
was spent to cast it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22296
Patagia Viper enters with two Snake tokens and a built-in sacrifice outlet, which is the entire reason it shows up in combo lists. The cost is three mana for a 2/3 that does nothing else — you're here for the death triggers and the Nim Deathmantle loop, not the stats.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Patagia Viper is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, three mana for a token generator that requires setup is nowhere near competitive. Commander is the only format where Patagia Viper earns its slot — specifically in token-sacrifice or aristocrats shells that can chain its enter-the-battlefield trigger repeatedly for value or a kill condition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Nim DeathmantleAshnod's AltarPatagia Viper
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Patagia Viper is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or bulk pick. Bulk combo pieces at this price point tend to stay flat unless a new commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.