Serpentine Basilisk
Creature — Basilisk
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25725
Serpentine Basilisk kills any creature it blocks or is blocked by, making it a reliable attacker or blocker that trades up in power — but a 2/3 for three mana with no evasion is a slow way to get there. Run it only if your deck specifically wants deathtouch on a snake or needs a redundant piece for a forced-blocking or fight-based strategy.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Serpentine Basilisk is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees meaningful play only in Commander where deathtouch synergies — ping effects, fight spells, blocking-matters strategies — give it a real role. In Legacy and Vintage the card is simply too slow and underpowered to see any competitive play. In Commander, it fits narrowest in snake tribal or decks that exploit deathtouch with a repeatable damage source, but even there better deathtouch creatures exist at the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Serpentine Basilisk is deep bulk — zero barrier to picking up a copy if you need it. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point rarely move unless a combo or synergy card pushes demand, and nothing on the horizon does that for Serpentine Basilisk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.