Prowling Serpopard
Creature — Cat Snake
This spell can't be countered.
Creature spells you control can't be countered.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Amonkhet Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3556
Prowling Serpopard makes your creatures uncounterable as they enter — a blanket effect on a 4/3 body for three mana that shuts down the most common form of interaction in blue-heavy tables. Aphelia, Viper Whisperer decks run it at over 65% inclusion because protecting a combat-dependent snake engine from a single Counterspell is the difference between winning and losing on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer is the premier home for Prowling Serpopard because Aphelia's entire game plan depends on snakes resolving and connecting — one counterspell on a key snake dismantles the chain, and Prowling Serpopard eliminates that vulnerability at scale.
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World is a combat-first cat tribal commander, and Prowling Serpopard pulls double duty as both a cat that benefits from Arahbo's pump and a blanket counterspell shield for every other creature you deploy.
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable cares about cats and dogs entering the battlefield to generate tokens, so Prowling Serpopard slots in as a cat that protects the entire creature flood from getting answered on the stack before it even lands.
Nikya of the Old Ways
Nikya of the Old Ways locks out noncreature spells, and Prowling Serpopard closes the loop by ensuring opponents also can't counter your creatures — together they enforce a purely permanent-based game that blue players simply can't interact with.
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed taxes every noncreature spell, and Prowling Serpopard punishes opponents for holding up counterspells by making them useless against your board — the two cards together make it actively painful to interact with you at all.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Prowling Serpopard is a staple in any green deck that expects countermagic at the table — the effect is broad, the body is relevant, and three mana is an easy ask. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees fringe sideboard play in green creature strategies as a hedge against control, though Veil of Summer often does more work for one less mana. Legacy is a similar story — the card is legal but rarely the right tool when cheaper, more efficient protection exists. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: if your signature spell is a creature-based engine and blue players are present, Prowling Serpopard earns a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Prowling Serpopard isn't available in this context — check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for live numbers. It has been widely reprinted and has historically sat in the $0.50–$2.00 range, making it an easy pickup for any green Commander deck that wants counterspell protection on a budget.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.